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Local Government: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in increasing local audit market supply since his department published its paper on 'Local audit reform: A strategy for overhauling the local audit sys

answeredDr Ellie ChownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in increasing local audit market supply since his department published its paper on 'Local audit reform: A strategy for overhauling the local audit sys

  2. 25 Jun 2026

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Since publication of the local audit strategy, Public Sector Audit Appointments has secured two-year contract extensions with firms. This has helped to stabilise local audit market supply while the Government implements wider reforms to strengthen market ...

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