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.
We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 28 February 2026 on our website. We also issued a press release on the local government audit opinion position as at the 27 February 2026 backstop date for the 2024/25 audits, which may be of interest. Data for previous months is available on our […]
Auditors have reported issuing 183 unmodified opinions, and 231 disclaimed (188) or qualified (43) opinions due to the 27 February 2026 backstop, for the 2024/25 audits of accounts covered by PSAA’s appointing person scheme. There are a further 36 opinions that remain outstanding. There were also 7 modified opinions that auditors have not attributed to […]
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 3 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 December 2025. 21 audit opinions are outstanding for audits up to 2023/24, which has reduced by 28 since the 28 February 2025 backstop date, as published on our website. Contract monitoring data packs for previous quarters are […]