Auditor appointments and scale fees 2023/24 – 2027/28

Below are details of the auditor appointments made by PSAA for opted-in bodies for the current appointing period, covering the audits of the accounts from 2023/24.

2023-24 directory of auditors and scale fees for opted-in bodies (excel file)

2024-25 directory of auditors and scale fees for opted-in bodies (excel file)

2025-26 directory of auditors and scale fees for opted-in bodies (excel file)

2026-27 directory of auditors and scale fees for opted-in bodies (excel file) – Fee Value will be included by the statutory deadline of 30 November 2026

Summary of updates to auditor appointments

Body nameEffective from auditSummary of changeDate of change
City of London Corporation and City of London Corporation Pension Fund2026/27Bodies have opted into our scheme. Grant Thornton UK LLP is appointed auditorApril 2026
Exmoor National Park Authority2025/26Bishop Fleming Audit Limited replaced Grant Thornton UK LLPApril 2026
Oxford Street Development Corporation2025/26The Development Corporation was created in January 2026. Ernst & Young LLP is appointed auditorJanuary 2026
Salisbury City Council2025/26Returned to small authority regimeSeptember 2025
Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board2025/26Returned to small authority regimeSeptember 2025
East Midlands Combined County Authority2023/24Forvis Mazars LLP is appointed auditorMay 2025
Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority2025/26The Combined Authority was created in February 2025. Grant Thornton UK LLP is appointed auditorApril 2025
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority2025/26The Combined Authority was created in February 2025. Forvis Mazars LLP is appointed auditorApril 2025
Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority2025/26The Combined Authority was created in February 2025. Forvis Mazars LLP is appointed auditorApril 2025
Lancashire Combined County Authority2025/26The Combined Authority was created in February 2025. KPMG LLP is appointed auditorApril 2025
Tamworth Borough Council2024/25Bishop Fleming Audit Limited replaced Azets Audit Services LimitedNovember 2024
North East Mayoral Combined Authority2024/25The Combined Authority was created in May 2024. Forvis Mazars LLP is appointed auditorOctober 2024
Chief Constable of South Yorkshire2024/25KPMG LLP replaced Grant Thornton UK LLPMay 2024
Buckinghamshire Council and Pension Fund2024/25KPMG LLP replaced Grant Thornton UK LLPIdentified November 2022
Bromsgrove District Council2023/24Ernst & Young LLP replaced Bishop Fleming Audit LimitedOctober 2024
Redditch Borough Council2023/24Ernst & Young LLP replaced Bishop Fleming Audit LimitedOctober 2024
Gloucester City Council2023/24Ernst & Young LLP replaced Bishop Fleming Audit LimitedOctober 2024
York and North Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority2023/24The Combined Authority was created in Dec 2023. Forvis Mazars LLP is appointed auditorFebruary 2024

Further information on the scale fees and results from our consultations can be found below.