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Grant Shapps responds to proposal on the future of audit for smaller local public bodies

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps said: “I want to make sure that we provide the right solution for the audit of smaller local public…

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps
• Published: 31 May 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps said:

I want to make sure that we provide the right solution for the audit of smaller local public bodies, and it’s good to see the sector working together to come up with its own proposal. It’s clear that this proposal meets our objective of localism for the new framework, and I will consider it carefully. In developing the new framework, I want to place a higher level of trust in the sector, matched with an expectation of greater openness in return.

Published 31 May 2012