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MPs warn reorganisation may worsen audit crisis

MPs have warned that local government reorganisation could further undermine efforts to fix deep-rooted weaknesses in the UK’s public finances.

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (c) UK Parliament

MPs have warned that local government reorganisation could further undermine efforts to fix deep-rooted weaknesses in the UK's public finances.

In a critical report on the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA), the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said missing and unaudited data continued to erode confidence in the £1tn consolidated statement, which covers more than 10,000 public bodies.

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