§ Sir Paul BeresfordTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the gross expenditure of the Audit Commission
£000s 12 months to 31 October: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Gross Income 217,100 213,917 178,524 144,345 111,596 105,156 Gross Expenditure 216,300 213,695 178,119 143,940 110,561 104,850 Operating surplus/deficit 800 222 405 405 1,035 306 FTE 2,392 2,437 2,271 1,885 1,600 1,403
7 months to 31 October
12 months to 31 March: 1997 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Gross Income 57.574 91,945 92,395 88,881 82,864 77,479 63,765 Gross Expenditure 58,236 93,175 92,509 88,979 82,788 74,334 61,639 Operating surplus/deficit -662 -1,230 -114 -98 76 3,145 2,126 FTE 1,306 1,300 1,324 1,354 1,299 1,265 1,154 Notes 1.Source is the AC Statutory accounts Published annually, except for the forecast to 31 October 2003 which is based on Management accounts. 2.Operating expenditure is before notional costs of capital applied, in accordance with Government Accounting requirements. 3.Increase in headcount and expenditure since 1992 reflect increases in the role and responsibilities of the AC, as follows: In April 2000 the Audit Commission was given additional responsibility for carrying out Best Value Inspections of local government services. During 2002 Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) was introduced and since rolled out to all local authorities. In 2003 the Commission took on responsibility for Inspecting Housing associations. Between 1997 and 1998 the AC gained new responsibilities for joint inspections of LEA's with Ofsted. In 1996 the AC gained new responsibilities for joint inspections of social service authorities with Department of Social Security