Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22182

National Parks: Audit

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 9 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of costs for statutory external audit fees levied on National Park authorities on those authorities; and if he w

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra acknowledges that rising costs, including to fees required to fulfil statutory obligations, increase the funding pressures on National Park authorities. Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) independently sets fees for eligible bodies defi...

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