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By Alex Stevenson Savings of up to £1 billion can be found among police forces in England and Wales before officer numbers have to be cut, three watchdogs have found. The Audit Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Wales Audit Office issued a joint report stating that 12% of central government funding could be… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Less than half of already-announced efficiency savings for the three years to 2010/11 have been judged as sustainable by Britain’s public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) warned that the much severer spending reductions to come meant the Treasury would have to implement much more radical steps if it is to… Read more »