Audit Commission staff could set up an independent consultancy to carry out housing inspections following the quango’s shock abolition. Ministers are now working with commission bosses, major accountancy firms and local government on a new ‘decentralised’ system, which will see the commission’s audit practice transferred to the private sector. They are considering a number of options for the transfer including a John Lewis-style mutual company. A source close to the commission said: ‘The mutual model is mainly on the audit side. There are other options involving housing inspection: staff could create some sort of consultancy.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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