A question on #ParishAndTownCouncils #Audit tabled by Andrew Cooper on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Parish and Town Councils: Audit
Question ID: 1795106
UIN: 46348
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5195
Asking Member display name: Andrew Cooper
Asking Member handle: goandrcoop
Asking Member Twitter reference: @goandrcoop
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Question text: 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.
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
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Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: 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 ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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