Following consultation, PSAA has published the 2023/24 scale of audit fees for bodies that have opted into its national auditor appointment scheme. The scale fees for individual opted-in bodies can be viewed on the 2023/24 scale of fees page with a summary of the consultation responses. The 2023/24 fee scale is the first in the five-year appointing period […]
PSAA has updated its Corporate Governance Framework. These arrangements help us to achieve our core objectives as set out in our Articles of Association. This update includes a revision to our Procurement Committee terms of reference.
We have updated our Freedom of Information Policy. This sets out how to request information and how we will process your request.
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 2 for 2023/24. 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 of 30 September 2023. The audit backlog continues to be extremely concerning. Only 5 out […]
PSAA has published its 2022/23 annual report and accounts which cover the company’s eighth full year of operation. The company’s auditor, MacIntyre Hudson LLP, issued an unqualified opinion on 4 October 2023.
PSAA has published the findings of its survey of audited bodies’ feedback on their audits of 2021/22 accounts. The results provide feedback on how auditors have managed their relationships with audited bodies. The effectiveness of relationship management is one of the measures used to monitor the quality of audit services provided.
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 1 for 2023/24. 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 of 30 June 2023. The backlog of unfinished audits continues to be concerning, with 516 […]
PSAA has published its Contract Monitoring Data Pack: Quarter 4 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 of 31 March 2023. The backlog of unfinished audits continues to be concerning, with 545 […]
PSAA has published its Audit Quality Monitoring Report for the 2020/21 audits. This covers the work of local auditors appointed by PSAA for the 2020/21 financial year. The report brings together the information from the survey, the results of professional regulation and contractual compliance into a single document.
PSAA has published its 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 and […]