But the National Audit Office analysis said despite improvements, just half of patients were getting the checks.

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The report follows a National Audit Office analysis published in September which warned that the rapid expansion of academies risked being poor value for money.

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But homeowners often also do a more comprehensive energy audit that includes analysis of heating and cooling.

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In addition, we recommend that the PCAOB make this in-depth analysis of audit failures an on-going function of the Board, in order to ensure that changes in policy and oversight practices are adopted in a timely fashion to address correctable weaknesses in the audit process.

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Average daily (Monday through Friday) circulation fell 2.1% from the same period a year earlier among 745 newspapers that submitted data, according to the Newspaper Association of America's analysis of figures released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulation.

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But the audit is reportedly not going to include a cost-benefit analysis, owing to the difficulty of quantifying such aspects of EU membership as foreign affairs influence.

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You can read an analysis of the plan prepared by the Alaska Legislative Budget and Audit Committee here (downloads as a pdf).

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Mr Hague announced the "comprehensive audit" in July, saying it would provide "the most thorough and detailed analysis possible on the extent of EU powers" and valuable guidance for policy-makers in the future.

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