Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) welcomes the confirmation of Bill Butler as Chair of the Local Audit Office (LAO) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Bill will continue in his role as PSAA Chair, helping the two organisations to work together as the overhaul of local audit progresses. PSAA has put in place agreed arrangements to ensure independence.
Tony Crawley, Chief Executive of PSAA, said:
“We are delighted that Bill has been appointed as Chair and look forward to working with him as the LAO takes shape, whilst making sure that PSAA’s focus remains on delivering our statutory role until our responsibilities move across to it. We have strongly supported the overhaul of local audit from the outset and continue to do so, and in particular we welcome the cohesion that the LAO will bring to the system as a whole.”