PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government: Audit (24 October 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has in place to support local authorities in meeting the audit deadline of 30 November 2022.

Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

We have provided £15 million in additional taxpayer subsidy for 2021/22 to support local authorities with the costs of strengthening their financial reporting. The Government is also continuing to deliver on the commitments it made in its response to the Redmond Review.


Answered by:
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
7 November 2022

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