Andrew Hardingham examines calls for a new early warning system for section 114s notices and finds there are already many mechanisms in place, if only they were used properly and[…]
Reforms means local government will soon see a new audit regulator but, writes Alison Ring, investing in local government finance teams and better reporting are priorities too. The government’s decision[…]
Deadline slips as auditors and finance grapple with remote working and valuations. Being a section 151 officer in a local authority is absolutely the best job there could possibly be.[…]
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Fresh criticism of Spelthorne Council raises the question of what “good” controls look like when negotiating a property deal. Spelthorne Council’s continuing debacle over property investments resulted this month in[…]
Coping with low morale, IFRS 16, standardised statements and an audit process he describes as a “mess” are the promised highlights of the coming year. It seems premature to look[…]
Croydon is the latest local authority to issue a section 114 notice. Experts Dan Bates and Christian Wall look at the trends underlying the council’s woes. Christian Wall Croydon’s section[…]
Alison Ring FCA, director for public sector at ICAEW, believes that the Redmond Review provides an opportunity to fix the real issue with local authority accounts, which is that few[…]
The Financial Reporting Council has delivered its verdict on council audits but, writes Stephen Sheen, it falls short of recognising the “unique nature of local authority accounts”. Although the Financial[…]
The Redmond Review has made a series of recommendations for improving local government audit. Stephen Sheen argues it leaves many questions unaswered. The report of the Redmond Review into the[…]
