PSAA has responded to the NAO’s consultation on changes to the Code of Audit Practice. The focus of this consultation was to support auditors to meet backstop dates and promote more timely reporting of their work on value for money arrangements.
PSAA has responded to DLUHC’s consultation on addressing the Local Audit Backlog in England. This consultation sought views on amending the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 as part of a package of cross-system measures to clear the backlog and put the system on a sustainable footing.
A unique element of the local government accountability framework is the long-held rights of local electors to inspect accounts and related documents, and to object to auditors about issues of concern. In recent times electors have been able to access far more data and information than when the right to object was originally enacted, because […]
PSAA has commissioned the independent review Future Procurement and Market Supply Options. The review was undertaken by an independent consultancy, Touchstone Renard (TR) and looks at the sustainability of the local government audit market. PSAA commissioned this work in its role as the ‘appointing person’ for the national scheme for the appointment of external auditors […]