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Today’s news in brief – 4/2/2025

Duncan and Toplis has acquired ALG, a North London-based firm, marking a major growth milestone for the company. ALG will rebrand, and its entire team, including directors Mark Hilton and Panos Michaelides, will remain in their roles. The team will join Duncan and Toplis’ Finchley office, which opened in 2024…

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PSAA appoints new board members

The Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) company has announced the appointment of Alan Edwards, Irene Asare and Liz Murrall as directors on the board and of Adrian Lythgo as independent member on the audit committee. Current directors Fraser McKinlay and Marta Phillips are stepping down from the board on 28…

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Introducing ARGA: the proposed new audit regulator

The UK government has long proposed reforms to the audit and corporate governance framework.  Back in September 2020, Sir Tony Redmond’s Independent review into the oversight of local audit and the transparency of local authority financial reporting had found “serious concerns” regarding the state of the local audit market and…

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Today’s news in brief – 6/3/2024

Bill Butler, CPFA, CSyP, has been appointed as chair of the Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA), succeeding Steve Freer from April 1, 2024. With extensive experience in organisational transformation, partnership working, and governance, Butler aims to contribute to sustainable improvements in public sector audit. CIPFA welcomes the appointment, emphasising…

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PSAA announces new chair

The Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) has announced the appointment of Bill Butler, CPFA, CSyP as the new chair. As a chair and non-executive director with a number of national organisations, with experience in organisational transformation, partnership working and a strong knowledge of good governance, management and audit, Butler…

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Today’s news in brief – 9/2/2024

Baker Tilly International has reported record global revenues of $5.2bn for the year ending December 2023, marking an 11% increase from the previous year. The firm has consistently expanded, growing by almost 30% since 2020, with Europe being the fastest-growing region at 17%. Baker Tilly’s service lines, including advisory, tax,…

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PSAA welcomes DULCH and NAO’s proposal to address local audit delays

PSAA and all local audit system partners have a shared resolve to address the “significant numbers” of delayed audit opinions. The news comes after the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUCH) and the National Audit Office (NAO) released a joint statement stating that the backlog in the publication…

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Bishop Fleming appoints audit manager in Bristol

Bishop Fleming has announced the appointment of Jennifer Morris as its new audit manager to the firm’s Bristol team following increased demand for audit in the area, most notably in the public sector and education.  This is the firm’s latest appointment after it also recruited an additional audit partner and…

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Bishop Fleming to expand audit practice amid PSAA appointment

Bishop Fleming will focus on expanding its audit practice following its appointment by Public Sector Audit Limited (PSAA) to deliver a range of public sector audits for local councils, police authorities and fire authorities, and national parks.  The firm has also recently appointed a new audit director, Mark Bartlett, to…

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Public sector audit delays increase to 40% in 2018/19

The number of delayed audit opinions in local government has risen to 40% this year, according to figures compiled by the Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA). The report found that 210 out of 486 of of audit opinions on 2018/19 statements of accounts were not available by the target date…

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