Concerns about CalPERS' inattention to these factors prompted the the California State Legislature's Joint Legislative Audit Committee on 27 June 2000 to direct an audit of the fund's international portfolio.

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He points to stats from Virginia's Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission showing an 11% decrease in reckless driving arrests since the new law passed, while speeding tickets have dropped off slightly.

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The Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing suggests that the State of California and its public employee retirement funds may play a critical role in fashioning a template for a truly national effort to introduce new national security- and human rights-minded "due diligence" into debt and equity purchasing decisions.

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Topping the bill on the committee corridor is the joint appearance, at the Environmental Audit Committee, of the DEFRA Secretary, Caroline Spelman, and the machinery of government supremo, Oliver Letwin, to discuss the extent to which sustainability is built into government decision-making (at 1pm).

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Councillors met on Thursday night to discuss the joint review, which followed a three-month investigation into Cardiff Council by the audit commission and social service inspectorate.

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Although fraud prevention mechanisms, such as the Ethics Helpline and Office of the Ombudsman, led Corporate Security and Internal Audit groups to investigate reports about certain arrestees, they did not appear to run joint investigations or develop a corrective actions approach.

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