[Opinion] Government accounts disclaimed again over local audit gaps

Government accounts disclaimed again over local audit gaps

The NAO has issued a disclaimed opinion on the Whole of Government Accounts for 2024-25, citing the ongoing local government accounting crisis.

Timely local audits ‘a long way off’

The chair of the Commons public accounts committee has warned that the government’s programme for getting local auditing back on track is “a long way off delivering”, as a lack of assured council data caused the whole of government accounts (WGA) to be disclaimed for…The post Timely local audits ‘a long way off’ appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

Government accounts disclaimed for a third year on back of local audit crisis

The National Audit Office said there had been “some progress” since last year, with the government having taken action to introduce the local audit