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Alison Ring: setting a new direction for local authority accounts
14 December 2023
14 December 2023
by
Alison Ring
‘Completely unacceptable’ backlog restricts effectiveness of local audit quality monitoring, says FRC
8 December 2023
8 December 2023
by
Jason Holland
‘Concern and uncertainty’: scale of budgetary challenge at local authorities highlighted in EY survey of s151 officers
1 December 2023
1 December 2023
by
Jason Holland
LUHC: government must act ‘urgently’ to clear audit backlog to restore trust
24 November 2023
24 November 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
Levelling up projects ‘behind schedule and unlikely to be completed by deadlines’, says NAO
17 November 2023
17 November 2023
by
Jason Holland
35% of authorities have now finalised 21/22 accounts but ‘still long way to go’ to fix backlog
16 November 2023
16 November 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
ICAEW calls for ‘urgent action’ on funding pots bidding and the audit crisis
6 November 2023
6 November 2023
by
Jason Holland
‘Difficult’ budget conversations needed at Surrey Heath, reports LGA peer challenge
23 October 2023
23 October 2023
by
Jason Holland
Surrey
Only 1% of local government bodies have received audit opinions on 22/23 accounts
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
Dan Bates: councils are more than the sum of their debt
9 October 2023
9 October 2023
by
Dan Bates
Blogs
DLUHC proposals to clear audit backlog involve making ‘difficult decisions’
12 September 2023
12 September 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
Auditors: Kent will have ‘no other option’ but to issue s114 if finances don’t improve
11 September 2023
11 September 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
Audit report adds to worries over BCP’s financial health
4 September 2023
4 September 2023
by
Jason Holland
Michael Hudson interview: ‘my focus is on the customer journey, experience and outcome’
21 August 2023
21 August 2023
by
Jason Holland
Mike Newbury: resolving the strange case of the ‘missing’ audit objective
10 August 2023
10 August 2023
by
Guest Contributor
Stephen Sheen: local authority financial failure and the mystery of the lost audit objective
3 August 2023
3 August 2023
by
Stephen Sheen
DLUHC to implement its new proposals to clear audit backlog by year-end
18 July 2023
18 July 2023
by
Jason Holland
Kent County Council faces s114 notice if it fails to make £86m savings
17 July 2023
17 July 2023
by
Aysha Gilmore
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