Parish and Town Councils: Audit
Commons · Question 46348 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
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
Answered by Jim McMahon, 29 Apr 2025
In 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 ...