MHCLG issued a written ministerial statement on 2 December outlining its intention to speed up the process of rebuilding assurance at local bodies as part of its wider local audit reform strategy, and has written to all audit firms and local bodies underlying the need for everyone to work together to accelerate progress. The English […]
MHCLG has published an updated list in relation to compliance with the 28 February 2023/24 backstop. The list includes bodies yet to publish all audited accounts for financial years up to and including 2023/24 as of 31 October 2025.
PSAA has published the 2025/26 audit fee scale following consultation. Information on the fee scale and consultation can be found on our website. We welcome the feedback we received during our consultation and thank all those who took the time to provide their views. We remain committed to ensuring the concerns raised by bodies inform […]
We have published updates to our auditor appointment directories following our September updates from our audit suppliers: You can also visit our pages that list all directories for 2018/19 to 2022/23 and 2023/24 to 2027/28.
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 2 for 2025/26. 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 up to 30 September 2025. 25 audit opinions are outstanding for audits up to 2023/24, which […]
We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 31 October 2025 on our website. Data for previous months can be viewed on our monthly audit opinion data page.
This edition of our quarterly e-bulletin includes an update on local audit reform, our consultation on the 2025/26 audit fees, the Audit Contract Monitoring Report for the 2023/24 audits, our new business plan and a summary of local audit news from elsewhere. We will use these quarterly e-bulletins to continue to keep you informed as […]
Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) has extended its current audit contracts by two years, following mutual agreement with the appointed firms. The extension covers the audits of the financial years 2028/29 and 2029/30. Originally awarded in 2022, the contracts span audits from 2023/24 to 2027/28 and involve six firms: Grant Thornton, Forvis Mazars, Ernst […]
Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) has published its Audit Contract Monitoring Report (ACMR) and the findings of its client survey for the 2023/24 audits. These are the first reports under the second appointing period contracts. The ACMR outlines PSAA’s approach to monitoring the delivery of audit services across three key areas: adherence to professional […]
We have published the number of audit opinions delivered up to 30 September 2025 on our website. Data for previous months can be viewed on our monthly audit opinion data page.