Committees

Financial Reporting and Audit in Local Authorities

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine a range of issues relating to the purpose, understanding and impact of financial reporting and audit in local authorities. It will scrutinise the role of audit in local accountability and democracy and the extent to which accounts provide a clear picture of the financial sustainability and resilience of a local authority.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 17 April 2023.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 17 July 2023
4:00pm Public
Financial Reporting and Audit in Local Authorities - Oral evidence 17 July 2023
4:00pm
  • Lee Rowley (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Government and Building Safety) at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
  • Siobhan Jones (Director of Local Government Policy at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 26 June 2023
4:00pm Public
Financial Reporting and Audit in Local Authorities - Oral evidence 26 June 2023
4:00pm
  • Michael Hudson (Executive Director Finance & Resources (Section 151 Officer) at Cambridgeshire County Council)
  • Alison Scott (Shared Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) at Three Rivers District Council)
  • Gerald Almeroth (Executive Director Finance & Resources (Section 151 Officer) at Westminster City Council)
4:45pm
  • Councillor Abi Brown (Councillor at Stoke on Trent City Council)
  • Councillor Tudor Evans (Leader of the Council at Plymouth City Council)
  • Councillor Richard Wenham (Councillor at Central Bedfordshire Council)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 5 June 2023
4:00pm Public
Financial Reporting and Audit in Local Authorities - Oral evidence 5 June 2023
4:00pm
  • Gareth Davies (Comptroller & Auditor General at National Audit Office)
  • Mike Newbury (Director, Code of Audit Practice at National Audit Office)
4:45pm
  • Conrad Hall (Chair at CIPFA LASAAC Local Authority Code Board)
  • Rob Whiteman (Chief Executive at CIPFA)
  • Iain Wright (Managing Director for Reputation and Influence at ICAEW)
  • Lynn Pamment (Chair at Financial Reporting Advisory Board)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 15 May 2023
4:00pm Public
Financial Reporting and Audit in Local Authorities - Oral evidence 15 May 2023
4:00pm
  • Sir Tony Redmond
  • Neil Harris (Director of Local Audit at Financial Reporting Council)
  • Sarah Rapson (Deputy CEO, Executive Director of Supervision, and future Chair of the Liaison Committee at Financial Reporting Council)
4:45pm
  • Ed Hammond (Interim Chief Executive at Centre for Governance and Scrutiny)
  • Dr Henry Midgley (Assistant Professor in Accounting at Durham University)
  • Professor David Heald (Emeritus Professor at University of Glasgow)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA