Martin Ford 12 January 2026

MHCLG faces delays in resolving local audit crisis

Resolving the crisis in local audit is taking longer than expected, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has admitted.

Deputy director for local accountability and audit, Rosie Seymour, told the Local Government Finance Conference ‘building back has been slower than we would have hoped.'

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