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Accounting code: decluttered but still complex?

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CIPFA LASAAC’s new accounting code has made steps to “declutter” local authority accounts, but with threats to council transparency and the audit backlog still lingering, are they enough?

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The annual consultation on the 2026/27 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting was launched last week, proposing several changes to how councils report

The local audit crisis is undermining the government’s ability to effectively monitor financial pressures within local authorities – and could be concealing issues leading to section 114 notices.

(Sir Geoffrey Clinton Brown)