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Backstop date leads to ‘unprecedented’ number of disclaimed opinions

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The recent backstop date has led to auditors issuing 361 disclaimed opinions on local government accounts for the years up to 2022/23, new data has revealed.

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According to analysis by Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA), 43.9% of local government body accounts for 2022/23 were disclaimed due to the backstop date

While upper tier authorities are seeing significant pressures and are relying on external borrowing, district councils are so far not yet showing the same degree of balance sheet stress, finds Room151’s head of research Dan Bates.

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