The external auditing of local bodies is vital in supporting democratic accountability and providing assurance for local people and their elected representatives. The backlog in the publication of audited accounts of local bodies in England has grown to an unacceptable level.
This consultation sought views on amending the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 as part of a package of cross-system measures to clear the backlog and put the system on a sustainable footing.
The draft statutory instrument covered the core elements of the proposed amendments to the Regulations.
The Joint Statement, agreed with system partners, provided vital context and explained the cross-system proposals and how the various elements are intended to interact.
The consultation can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/addressing-the-local-audit-backlog-in-england-consultation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7c7420c3-29b2-44a1-952a-8141996bad78&utm_content=daily#full-publication-update-history.
Closing date for responses was 7 March 2024.
A Summary of Responses was published on 9 September 2024 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/addressing-the-local-audit-backlog-in-england-consultation/outcome/addressing-the-local-audit-backlog-in-england-consultation-response.
The Welsh Government are seeking views on draft Regulations on Council Tax for HMOs in Wales.
They are consulting on draft Regulations:-
To ensure HMOs are banded as a single property with 1 Council Tax band.
To ensure the HMO owner remains liable for Council Tax.
To achieve this, they are proposing to disapply the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 and the Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992 in relation to Wales and make the Council Tax (Chargeable dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and the Council Tax (Liability for Owners) (Wales) Regulations 2025.
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