Government’s 16 commitments and £49m funding designed to ‘fix the broken audit system’

The government has set out 16 commitments to fix the “fragmented and broken” local audit system – with up to £49m in funding to support local authorities in clearing the backlog.

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The commitments (listed below) include simplifying financial reporting requirements and increasing capacity to avoid reliance on a small number of auditors. The announced funding

Government’s 16 commitments and £49m funding designed to ‘fix the broken audit system’

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