The Financial Reporting Council is planning to tighten up the Ethical Standard for auditors to improve levels of integrity and reduce conflicts of interest
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has issued a consultation on a brand new International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000
MPs questioned the head of the National Audit Office (NAO) and other audit specialists on the huge backlog of unaudited local government accounts and what should be done to address it
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is consulting on proposed changes to framework for the internal audit standards with a focus on ethics and scepticism
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has launched an inquiry into financial reporting and audit in local authorities as the majority of audits are filed late and more councils declare financial failings
ICAEW has called for stable and independent funding to ensure that the Auditing, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) can deliver as a robust audit regulator
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a consultation on publishing audit quality indicators for the largest UK audit firms in an attempt to improve audit quality
Problems with public sector accounting rules for infrastructure assets have caused endless delays to local authority audits resulting in a flash consultation on temporary changes to the rules
The Financial Reporting Council has issued a six-week consultation on plans to give it the power to register and strike off auditors of listed companies, removing responsibility from the professional institutes
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on an exposure draft of Proposed ISA (UK) 600 Special Considerations - Audits of Group Financial Statements focusing on audit partner responsibilities and areas of risk
The delay to the publication of a timetable for audit reform has forced the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors to write to the Prime Minister calling for urgent action
The CIPFA LASAAC Local Authority Code Board has announced an emergency consultation to address the problem with late audits and failure to file timely audited accounts