Audit firms are having to resort to recruiting overseas to fill public sector vacancies because of low levels of interest within the UK.
The move comes after 210 (43%) audit opinions on 2018/19 statements of accounts missed the end of July target date – up from about 13% on the year before, when the figure was 64.
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