Perspectives: Public Audit
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8 Jul 19In an increasingly complex world, with all the business risk associated with it, internal audit needs to adapt – and quickly -
5 Jul 19The auditing industry resembles a closed shop that polices itself, constantly blurs the line between providing and selling services, and is protected by government when things go wrong. There... -
5 Jul 19A number of high-profile business scandals has put auditing in the pillory. But a mixture of transparency, relevant skills and codes of practice – and good old-fashioned scepticism – can build back... -
5 Jul 19What are the challenges faced by those working within the new local audit landscape? And how can the industry create a sustainable market for the long term? -
5 Jul 19Independent information is crucial to helping policymakers sow the seeds of good government and weed out bad practice -
5 Jul 19Public audit needs to re-engage with taxpayers, become less technical and put its energies back into value for money. -
2 Mar 15Protecting the public purse -
18 Feb 15This is a critical moment for public audit, writes Margaret Hodge. In the UK and internationally the challenges facing the public sector are enormous. Soaring demand for services, rising demographic... -
18 Feb 15Closing the Audit Commission is at best precipitous, writes Lord Heseltine. We need a process for protecting the public purse, which may mean we have to re-examine the new structures for public audit -
17 Feb 15Public audit cannot resolve historically low levels of trust in politicians, their parties or even democracy itself. But it can address vital issues of financial performance and value for money -
17 Feb 15Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge -
17 Feb 15The 'seal of approval' beloved of media headlines is deceptive. Auditors must go beyond box-ticking to advise public bodies on smarter ways of working, writes Lyn Provost -
17 Feb 15Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe -
17 Feb 15Delivering world-class public audit in changing circumstances demands that we think differently and experiment. Scotland is pointing the way, writes Caroline Gardner -
17 Feb 15Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls -
17 Feb 15Public audit needs to shape up and become more interventionist, writes Sir Derek Myers. The economic climate demands that it’s in the front seat, driving change -
16 Feb 15Public audit requires a different set of skills and experience from the private sector, writes Rob Whiteman. This is one of many issues that the new assurance arrangements fail to address -
16 Feb 15As the Audit Commission finally shuts its doors, there are a host of outstanding questions about practicality, cost and the value of public audit, writes Marcine Waterman -
16 Feb 15The forces of austerity and marketisation are sweeping through the English public sector, writes Gareth Davies. What must public auditors do to keep up?
