PSAA news

We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 31 July 2026 on our website. Data for previous months can be viewed on our monthly audit opinion data page.

PSAA has published the outcome of our consultation on a one-off fee variation to recover audit firms’ project costs arising from the local audit backlog solution. The final fee variation applies to bodies that received a backstop-related disclaimed or qualified opinion in 2024/25.  We welcome the feedback we received during our consultation and thank all […]

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 30 June 2026 on our website. Data for previous months can be viewed on our monthly audit opinion data page. 

Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) welcomes the confirmation of Bill Butler as Chair of the Local Audit Office (LAO) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Bill will continue in his role as PSAA Chair, helping the two organisations to work together as the overhaul of local audit progresses. PSAA has put […]

We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 31 May 2026 on our website. Data for previous months can be viewed on our monthly audit opinion data page.

PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 4 for 2025/26. We produce quarterly reports on our contracted firms, building up information as the year progresses. The data pack covers audit opinions, approved fee variations and electors’ objections up to 31 March 2026. 24 audit opinions are outstanding for audits up to 2024/25, which […]

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.

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 […]

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.