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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 ...