Written Statement·Lords·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·HLWS1478

Outcomes of the 27 February 2026 local audit backstop

26 March 2026

Statement

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness (Alison McGovern MP) has today made the following statement:When this government took office in July 2024, one of its top priorities was to fix the broken local audit system ...