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MHCLG head of local government finance moves to Redmond Review role

Gareth Caller has stepped down as head of the local government finance unit at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Room151 understands that Caller has moved to a role working on the review of local government audit, to be led by Sir Tony Redmond.

Caller will be replaced in his previous role at the MHCLG by Matthew Helmsley, who joined the department in May after working as an auditor at the National Audit Office.

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