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  1. March 2022 update

    Welcome to our latest e-bulletin, and the main item is that an increased number of eligible bodies deciding to take up our offer of making an audit appointment on their behalf. Also in this edition we provide an update on our annual client survey and developments relating to local audit, along with final webinar of […]

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  2. February 2022 update

    Welcome to our sixth e-bulletin. We are really pleased to have already received over 330 acceptances of our opt-in invitation. The deadline for opting in is 11 March 2022, so please send us your completed Form of Acceptance before this date. We recently issued our annual audit survey and would encourage you to respond. We […]

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  3. January 2022 update

    Welcome to our fifth PSAA e-bulletin. A lot has happened since our last ebulletin was issued at the end of November, here are the headlines, with more detail set out in the bulletin content. We have received many more acceptances to our opt-in invitation, despite the resurgence of Covid-19 challenges to local decision-making processes. CIPFA […]

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  4. November 2021 update

    Welcome to our fourth PSAA e-bulletin. This month we held the first of our market engagement webinars with potential suppliers, and the second in our Autumn Winter Webinar series which focussed on ‘Making Auditor Appointments”. We have continued to communicate on the preparations for next Appointing Period with an opinion piece from our Chair, Steve […]

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  5. October 2021 update

    Welcome to the third PSAA e-bulletin. In the last month it has been confirmed that only 9% of local government 2020/2021 audit opinions were issued by the target publishing date of 30 September 2021. This is a very disappointing position and you can read more about it below. The current challenges provided the backdrop to […]

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  6. September 2021 update

    Welcome to the second PSAA e-bulletin. This month alongside outlining details of the opt-in invitation which we issued to all eligible bodies on 22 September, we are publishing the results of our annual client survey based on the 2019/20 audits. We also highlight the outcome of our research to consider options for national fee determinations […]

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  7. August 2021 update

    As our preparations for the second appointing period accelerate, we have created this e-bulletin to communicate news of our progress, wider aspects of our work and other developments that are relevant to local audit. We will also highlight selected key industry events and news that we are aware of and believe may be of interest […]

    Read more of: August 2021 update