e-bulletin

  1. May 2026 update

    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  […]

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  2. February 2026 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes planning for change, an update on local audit reform including recruitment for the Local Audit Office Chair, the publication of our 2025/26 audit fee scale, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope you continue to find this useful, and we welcome your thoughts on […]

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  3. October 2025 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on local audit reform, our consultation on the 2025/26 audit fees, the Audit Contract Monitoring Report for the 2023/24 audits, our new business plan, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We will use these quarterly e-bulletins to continue to keep you informed as […]

    Read more of: October 2025 update
  4. July 2025 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on local audit reform, details of our consultation on the 2025/26 fees, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We would like to thank all the Directors of Finance and Audit Committee Chairs (over 325) who took the time to complete our client survey […]

    Read more of: July 2025 update
  5. May 2025 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin covers news from MHCLG including its response to the submissions to its reform consultation, a reminder about the payment of audit fees, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. We welcome your thoughts on future […]

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  6. February 2025 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on the local audit backlog situation, details of our new Board and Audit Committee appointments, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. We welcome your thoughts on future topics that you would […]

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  7. October 2024 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on the local audit backlog situation, our client survey for 2023/24 audits, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. We welcome your thoughts on future topics that you would like us to […]

    Read more of: October 2024 update
  8. August 2024 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on the local audit backlog situation, details of our consultation on the fee scale for 2024/25, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. We welcome your thoughts on future topics that you […]

    Read more of: August 2024 update
  9. April 2024 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes news of our new Chair, our response to consultations to address the audit backlog, an update relating to fee variation proposals for the revised ISA 315, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. We […]

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  10. February 2024 update

    This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes news of the recently launched local audit Joint Statement alongside backlog consultations by DLUHC and the NAO, details of the independent review of our second appointing period, and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We hope that you continue to find our e-bulletin to be useful. […]

    Read more of: February 2024 update