Over 150 Chairs of Audit Committees and Directors of Finance attended the inaugural event to hear from speakers and panel members with a wealth of experience of public audit from across the UK. The programme included:
- Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office, on the importance of public audit, and the NAO’s role and responsibilities in relation to local audit
- Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland and PSAA Board Member, comparing and contrasting different models of public audit
- Rob Whiteman, CIPFA Chief Executive, on their guidance on audit committees and on the annual governance statement
- Jon Hayes, Chief Officer PSAA, outlining the appointing person arrangements
- Gareth Davies, Partner Mazars LLP, on the key issues arising from 2017/18 audits
- Q&A panel of audit committee chairs
The event materials are available to download: