Audit Commission consultation on changes to the audit of local government

Something that has exercised the minds of several EDA members and especially when we see from current Audit and Governance Committee papers that EDDC “members” would rather have retained current external auditors because they get on well with them and our CEO would much prefer to have the same auditors in each of the districts he heads:

http://www.nao.org.uk/keep-in-touch/our-surveys/consultation-code-audit-practice/

Our “transparent” council: a test

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Pressure-heaped-East-Devon-District-Council/story-22980228-detail/story.html

It seems such a straightforward request – but we know from past experience that our council is anything but transparent. Now here is an opportunity to begin putting its house (and disgraced ex-Councillor Brown’s) house in order.