Government response to the future of local audit consultation

Published	4 January 2012
Type(s)	Consultation responses
Site	Local government
ISBN	9781409832829
Price	Free

Summary

On the 13 August 2010 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced plans to disband the Audit Commission, and refocus audit of local public bodies on helping local people hold those bodies to account for local spending decisions, the very essence of localism.

The aim is to replace the current, centralised audit system managed by the Audit Commission, with a new decentralised regime, which will support local democratic accountability, and one that will also cut bureaucracy and costs, while ensuring that there continues to be robust local public audit.

From March to June 2011, the Government consulted interested parties on its proposals for the new audit framework. These proposals build on the statutory arrangements and professional ethical and technical standards that currently apply in the private sector with adaptations to ensure that the principles of public sector audit are maintained. The consultation closed on 30 June 2011 and the Government's response has now been published.

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