About us
The Audit Commission was replaced by [Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd](http://www.psaa.co.uk/), [National Audit Office](http://www.nao.org.uk/), [Financial Reporting Council](http://www.frc.org.uk/) and [Cabinet Office](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office) in April 2015. The Audit Commission was an independent public corporation that existed between 1 April 1983 and 31 March 2015. Following the closure of the Audit Commission, a [new local audit framework](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-audit-framework-replacing-the-audit-commission) came into effect from 1 April 2015. More information is available about the [transfer of functions of the Audit Commission](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanation-of-the-audit-commissions-future-functions) and [who to contact](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/audit-commission-future-functions-who-to-contact) in different circumstances. View the closed [Audit Commission site](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150421134146/http:/www.audit-commission.gov.uk/) in the UK Government Web Archive.