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Government’s 16 commitments and £49m funding designed to ‘fix the broken audit system’
The government has set out 16 commitments to fix the “fragmented and broken” local audit system – with up to £49m in funding to support local authorities in clearing the backlog.
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Audit debacle: do LAO reforms tackle the roots of the crisis?
With the government’s local audit reform consultation wrapped up, many in the sector have welcomed the creation of the Local Audit Office (LAO) but questioned whether its focus is tackling the right issues.
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