Audit

By Martin Ford | 12 January 2021

Councils have been urged to play a role in making the local government audit market a more attrac...

WHITEHALL

Government dismisses Redmond idea for audit regulator

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2020

The Government has poured cold water on the idea of a new independent regulator for local audit –...

WHITEHALL

PSAA to consider 'whopping' 120% audit fee hike

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2020

The body responsible for overseeing audit fees is poised to assess requests for a number of signi...

FINANCE

Half of councils miss audit deadline, says PSAA

07 December 2020

Over half of local authority accounts have missed their audit deadline this year due to continuin...

Edinburgh can do more to 'fulfil its potential,' say auditors

By William Eichler | 26 November 2020

Edinburgh City Council should do more to ‘fulfil its potential,’ auditors have said.

BUSINESS

Auditors probe gagging orders

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2020

Auditors have delayed signing off Thanet DC’s 2019/20 accounts while they investigate the council...

FINANCE

Crisis-hit Croydon approves action plan

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2020

Croydon LBC has approved an action plan to put ‘strong financial management and governance right ...

FINANCE

Government stop-gap on SEND deficits

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020

Treasurers have welcomed a second government attempt to deal with spiralling special educational ...

WHITEHALL

Sector braced for more Whitehall interventions

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020

Local government is braced for further Whitehall interventions in the wake of ministers launching...

FINANCE

PSAA seeks to increase audit fee role

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2020

The body responsible for overseeing audit fees has proposed a new approach under which it will pl...

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