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 […]
Our first e-bulletin of 2023 looks forward and reflects on the final months of 2022. It includes an update from our November Advisory Panel, our forthcoming Annual Quality Monitoring Report and client survey, and a roundup of news from elsewhere. Last year’s procurement of local audit services was a tense and testing experience, further evidencing […]
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 […]
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 2 for 2022/23. The pack provides updated information regarding audit opinions as of 30 September 2022. The main headline for this quarter remains the backlog of unfinished audits for 2020/21. A year after the publishing date 35% of opted in bodies do not have a financial […]
Steve Freer, PSAA’s Chair, shares his thoughts in an article that considers the wider local audit landscape. This follows our announcement of the outcome of our recent audit services procurement. The article provides a behind the scenes look at the procurement. It gives a flavour of the nature of the actions which need to be […]
Welcome to our latest e-bulletin. In this edition we share news on the outcome of our procurement for the 2023/24 to 2027/28 audits, an update on our consultation on the scale fees for 2022/23, and additional information related to fee variations. You can keep up to date with PSAA matters between these e-bulletins by following […]