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PSAA has published our Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 4 for 2021-22. The pack provides updated information regarding audit opinions as of 31 March 2022. The main headlines for this quarter include the growing backlog of unfinished audits, with over 40% of opted-in bodies preparing their 2021-22 financial statements with the prior year not completed. […]

Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) has today established a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) that will provide a new route to procure audit services for bodies that have opted to join its national scheme. The DPS is expected to be in place through to 2030 and will enable PSAA to tap into available audit capacity […]

PSAA’s Auditor Appointment Directories for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 have been updated following our April updates from our audit suppliers. List of auditor appointments and scale fees – PSAA

PSAA is on track with its procurement of audit services for opted-in bodies for the audit of accounts from 2023/24 to 2027/28. The invitation to tender was issued as planned on 7 April 2022 and tenderers have until noon on 11 July 2022 to submit their responses.

We are pleased to present our Annual Quality Monitoring Report for 2021. This covers the work of local auditors appointed by PSAA for the 2019/20 financial year, which was undertaken during a difficult time for all concerned. We provide information from our quality monitoring arrangements throughout the year, publishing particular elements as they become available. […]

PSAA has today announced that 470 (99%) out of 475 eligible bodies have joined its national scheme for local auditor appointments for the next appointing period, which will cover the audits for financial years 2023/24 to 2027/28. A full list of the opted-in bodies is available. PSAA invited all eligible bodies to join the scheme on 22 […]

PSAA is pleased to report that it has received acceptances from 400 eligible bodies to become opted-in authorities to the national scheme from April 2023. The latest date to notify PSAA of your opt-in decision is midnight on 11 March 2022. A full list of the opted-in bodies is available.

PSAA is pleased to report that it has received acceptances from 300 eligible bodies to become opted-in authorities to the national scheme from April 2023. The latest date to notify PSAA of your opt-in decision is midnight on 11 March 2022. A full list of the opted-in bodies is available.

PSAA is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board members. Fraser McKinlay joined the Board on 1 February 2022 and brings deep knowledge of public audit to the Board having worked for Audit Scotland from 2005 to 2021 in senior roles including Controller of Audit and Director of Performance Audit and Best Value. […]

PSAA has today launched a major procurement of audit services for local government bodies. The aim is to enable independent auditor appointments to all of the local bodies that opt in to PSAA’s national scheme for the five-year period spanning audits of the financial years 2023/2024 to 2027/2028.  The procurement is designed to encourage and […]