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WHITEHALL

Commissioners urge NAO to monitor auditor powers

By Dan Peters | 19 August 2019

The National Audit Office (NAO) should monitor auditors’ use of additional powers and use this to...

BUSINESS

Local audit at a 'crossroads'

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2019

Local audit is at a ‘crossroads’ and needs to provide ‘better assurance and more impact for the p...

FINANCE

Number of delayed audit opinions rockets

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2019

The number of delayed audit opinions in local government has risen sharply this year, according t...

FINANCE

Rebuilding trust is a long-term ambition

By Rob Whiteman | 06 August 2019

Making local authority accounts more accessible to the modern-day user will help us shape a more ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Moray warned time is running out

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2019

Audit Scotland has told a council that it has 'limited time' to curb spending before its reserves...

FINANCE

Audit separation call

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2019

A call has been made for auditors’ value for money work to be separated out from their wider work...

FINANCE

Auditor raises reserves concerns at Redcar & Cleveland

By Martin Ford | 01 August 2019

The council has been warned it faces running out of reserves within two years.

BUSINESS

Report discovers little assurance on council-owned company governance

By Paul Marinko | 01 August 2019

A Hertsmere BC audit report has only given ‘limited assurance’ that its governance of council-own...

BUSINESS

KPMG winner as big four take more public contracts

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2019

KPMG has emerged as the chief beneficiary of an increase in public sector spending with the big f...

FINANCE

LGA: Audit deadline should be pushed back

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2019

The July audit deadline should be pushed back to September 30 for future years, the Local Governm...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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