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Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) is today publishing the findings of survey of audited bodies’ feedback on their audits of 2018/19 accounts. In the past, surveys have been undertaken by the audit firms themselves and have sought the responses of client Chief Finance Officers (CFOs) to a relatively small number of high level questions. This […]

A unique element of the local government accountability framework is the long-held rights of local electors to inspect accounts and related documents, and to object to auditors about issues of concern. In recent times electors have been able to access far more data and information than when the right to object was originally enacted, because […]

We consulted on the 2020/21 scale fees earlier this year and published the 2020/21 scale fees on 31 March 2020. Not surprisingly in these turbulent times for audit the consultation responses contained many questions. Today we have published a ‘Q&A’, setting out our answers to them.  

PSAA has recently commissioned an independent review of the sustainability of the local government audit market. The review was undertaken by an independent consultancy, Touchstone Renard (TR). The full report is available at PSAA – Future Procurement and Market Supply Options Review. PSAA commissioned this work in its role as the ‘appointing person’ for the […]

We are consulting on the proposed scale of fees for 2020/21 audits.  Information on the consultation and how to respond can be found at Consultation on 2020/21 audit fee scale

Sir Tony Redmond is leading an independent review into the arrangements in place to support the transparency and quality of local authority financial reporting and external audit in England PSAA has responded to the call for evidence, which is available below, accompanied by an introductory note that sets out the key issues. We have also […]

Our Local Audit Quality Forum (LAQF) event to be held on 25 November 2019 is at capacity. Please see details below of an event aimed at Audit Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs. The event is a joint venture between LGA, PSAA and CIPFA. Leadership Essentials – Audit Committees The LGA Leadership Essentials programme is a series […]

PSAA sets out the number of local government bodies that received an audit opinion from their appointed auditor by 31 July 2019, the target date for issuing an audit opinion on 2018/19 statements of accounts. PSAA press release – 2018-19 audited accounts

The NAO are revising the Code of Audit Practice which will determine the scope of local audits from 2020/21. PSAA have responded to the first stage of the consultation, and is contained in the link below. Code-of-Audit-Practice-Consultation-Response-final

The third LAQF event took place on Monday 10th June 2019. The presentations for this event are now available to download by the following link here.