Released 16 March 2021

The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported that less than half of local councils, local police and local fire bodies’ 2019–20 audits were completed by the revised deadline of 30 November 2020, despite this having been pushed back to take account of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Further information, including a link to the report, can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/timeliness-of-local-auditor-reporting-on-local-government-in-england-2020/.