Spotlight Articles, News & links- July 2003
Review of Mental Health Services for Adults of Working Age in Wales.

The Audit Commission was established in 1983 to appoint and regulate the external auditors of local authorities in England and Wales. In 1990 its role was extended to include the NHS. Under the Local Government Act 1999, the Commission was given responsibility for carrying out inspections of certain local government services. In addition to appointing and regulating external auditors, the Audit Commission carries out national research on the delivery of public sector services. It also participates in joint inspections with SSI (Wales) and Estyn, and is responsible for inspection of housing and other local government services not covered by other statutory inspectorates. The Commission is a non-departmental public body that operates independently of government and derives most of its income from audit and inspection fees charged to audited bodies.

This project specification sets out the Audit Commission in Wales's proposal for undertaking a review of mental health services for adults of working age in Wales. The work will be undertaken as part of the Audit Commission's programme of national value for money studies, under the statutory powers of Section 33 of the Audit Commission Act. These studies are designed to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of public services. They examine public services objectively, often from the users' perspective and increasingly cut across traditional service boundaries.

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For further information contact:

Dr David Thomas
Head of Policy Unit
Audit Commission in Wales
2-4 Park Grove
Cardiff CF10 3PA
Tel 029 2026 2550
Fax 029 2034 4938
Email d-thomas@audit-commission.gov.uk