Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explain and evaluate the activities of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales for improving the educational management and administration in local education authorities. So far, the district audit system checked the expenditures of the local authorities only from the point of illegality and regularity. But, in addition to this, the Audit Commission which was established by the Local Government Act 1982 began to examine the value for money, that is, efficiency, economy and effectiveness, in the provision of the services and the management and administration in the local authorities. And the activities of this Commission influenced and are influencing the educational management and administration in the local education authorities very much. Considering about this. I explained the following points in this paper: (1) Why and how was this Audit Commission established? (2) How was and is the Commission organized and what are the main activites to improve the management and administration in the local authorities? (3) What activities are being done to improve the educational management and administration in the local education authorities? (4) What influences are this Commission exerting on the local education authorities and what evaluations are being done by the people concerned?
