Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 46348
Parish and Town Councils: Audit
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Andrew Cooper
Labour — Mid Cheshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of audit requirements for town and parish councils following the abolition of the Audit Commission in 2015.
Answer
Jim McMahonIn December 2024, the government launched a strategy to overhaul the local audit system in England. Through the strategy and subsequent consultation response, the government has committed to a number of measures in relation to smaller bodies including to ...
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