Issue details

In 2017 the Council opted into the ‘appointing person’ national auditor appointment arrangements established by Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) for the period covering the accounts for 2018/19 to 2022/23.

PSAA is now undertaking a procurement for the next appointing period, covering audits for 2023/24 to 2027/28. During Autumn 2021 all local government bodies need to make decisions about their external audit arrangements for accounting periods from 2023/24.

The closing date to opt in to the PSAA arrangement is 11 March 2022. This enables procurement and award of contracts by the statutory deadline of 31 December 2022.

This report sets out the options open to the Council and the basis of officers’ recommendation to Audit Committee to opt into the national arrangement with PSAA.