2022 has been another very difficult year for local audit in England. It is important that PSAA gathers and understands the views of opted-in bodies on their audit experience over the last 12 months. PSAA’s annual survey is designed to obtain this feedback and is a key part of our Quality Monitoring and Reporting Framework. […]
We have published our Business Plan up to 31 March 2025. It covers who we are, what we do, and how we will continue to carry out the role of the Appointing Person through the delivery of a programme of work over the next two years. Local Audit as a sector is facing significant challenges […]
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 3 for 2022/23. We produce quarterly reports on our contracted firms, building up information as the year progresses. The data pack covers audit opinions, approved fee variations and electors’ objections as at 31 December 2022. The fact that only 12% of audit opinions met the publishing […]
We have published updates to our auditor appointment directories for 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 following our January updates from our audit suppliers. List of auditor appointments and scale fees – PSAA
PSAA welcomes the NAO’s Progress update: Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England. We strongly support the call for urgent solutions and the need for radical changes in the local audit system. As outlined in our press release announcing the outcome of our procurement of audit services in 2022 we hope that […]
PSAA has published its Directory of Auditor Appointments from 2023/24 following the completion of the 2022 procurement. The Board agreed the appointments at its meeting on 16 December 2022.
This year’s position on delayed audit opinions underscores the scale of the huge challenge that local audit is facing. At the publishing date of 30 November 2022, only 12% of local government bodies’ 2021/22 audit opinions have been given. Although this is slightly higher than last year’s 9%, this year’s publishing date is two months […]
PSAA has published the 2022/23 audit fee scale following consultation. Information on the fee scale and consultation is available. Most audit work under this fee scale will be undertaken from April 2023 onwards. The 2022/23 fee scale is the last in the current appointing period which is under the 2017 audit contracts. New contracts will apply […]
We have published updates to our auditor appointment directories for 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 following our October updates from our audit suppliers. List of auditor appointments and scale fees – PSAA
PSAA’s recent procurement of local audit services was a tense and testing experience. From its outset it was a huge challenge to secure sufficient capacity for all the opted-in bodies. Steve Freer, PSAA’s Chair, in a recent article discusses the importance of strengthening and developing the local audit system, in readiness for the next main […]