We are pleased that MHCLG has announced Bill Butler, PSAA’s Chair, as their preferred candidate to chair the Local Audit Office (LAO). Subject to a pre-appointment hearing by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on 16 June 2026, Bill would be appointed for a five-year term. If appointed, Bill intends to continue in […]
MHCLG is seeking to appoint five highly skilled and experienced Non-Executive Directors to join the Local Audit Office. The application deadline is 5pm on 23 June 2026. Further details are available at: Local Audit Office appointments – Non-Executive Directors.
We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 30 April 2026 on our website. Data for previous months is available on our monthly audit opinion data page.
This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on local audit reform, 2024/25 audit opinion data following the February backstop, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope you continue to find this bulletin useful, and we welcome your suggestions for future topics (contact the team). You can also stay up to date with our news by following us on LinkedIn. Content: Update on local audit reform […]
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Lythgo as a Director on the PSAA Board. Adrian joins the Board after serving as the independent member of PSAA’s Audit Committee, a role he held from February 2025. Adrian is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of public sector leadership experience, including roles as […]
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has become law after receiving Royal Assent. The Bill includes the establishment of the Local Audit Office to oversee and coordinate the local audit system in England, as part of the Government’s local audit reform strategy. MHCLG issued the following press release.
We have published updates to our auditor appointment directories following our April updates from our audit suppliers: You can also visit our pages that list all directories for 2018/19 to 2022/23 and 2023/24 to 2027/28.
We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 31 March 2026 on our website. Data for previous months is available on our monthly audit opinion data page.
CIPFA/LASAAC has published the 2026/27 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom (the Code), which applies to financial years commencing on or after 1 April 2026.
MHCLG has published an updated list in relation to compliance with the 27 February 2024/25 backstop. The list includes bodies yet to publish all audited accounts as of 9 March 2026, for financial years up to and including 2024/25.