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  1. Press release:  PSAA launches its procurement of Audit Services

    PSAA has today launched a major procurement of audit services for local government bodies. The aim is to enable independent auditor appointments to all of the local bodies that opt in to PSAA’s national scheme for the five-year period spanning audits of the financial years 2023/2024 to 2027/2028.  The procurement is designed to encourage and […]

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  2. January 2022 update

    Welcome to our fifth PSAA e-bulletin. A lot has happened since our last ebulletin was issued at the end of November, here are the headlines, with more detail set out in the bulletin content. We have received many more acceptances to our opt-in invitation, despite the resurgence of Covid-19 challenges to local decision-making processes. CIPFA […]

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  3. CIPFA recommends “opt in” to PSAA’s scheme and collective working across the sector

    This week, we were really pleased to see an article from Rob Whiteman, CEO of CIPFA, recommending that eligible bodies opt in to our national scheme for auditor appointments, alongside talking about the recently announced measures to improve the vital issue of timeliness of local audit. Rob stresses the benefits of opting in to bring […]

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  4. DLUHC publishes its package of measures to help address the delays in audit opinions

    PSAA welcomes DLUHC’s package of measures, which recognises that there is no easy or quick solution to the current challenges, and that there needs to be a whole system approach to making progress. The document helpfully sets out measures that are being evaluated as well as those that are being taken.

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  5. ICAEW offers to help audit firms that may be interested in opportunities in the local government audit market

    PSAA is keen to attract new audit suppliers including those looking to work alongside firms that are more experienced in this market.  Very helpfully, ICAEW is offering to assist firms to make contact with each other with a view to exploring possible collaboration options. ICAEW has provided a summary of its role in relation to […]

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  6. News release: market engagement with potential suppliers (November 2021)

    This week we held our first market engagement webinar with potential suppliers for our 2022 audit services procurement. We walked through and took questions on the procurement strategy outlining our current thinking on lot structure, bidding rules, the basis for bid pricing and the indicative timescales. We were delighted to welcome representatives from registered local […]

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  7. November 2021 update

    Welcome to our fourth PSAA e-bulletin. This month we held the first of our market engagement webinars with potential suppliers, and the second in our Autumn Winter Webinar series which focussed on ‘Making Auditor Appointments”. We have continued to communicate on the preparations for next Appointing Period with an opinion piece from our Chair, Steve […]

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