Policy paper

Addressing the local audit backlog in England: Non-compliance lists

ALists list of local bodies that did not publish one or more audited accounts for financial years up to and including 2022 to 2023 by thea statutory backstop date of 13 December 2024.date.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Published
4 March 2025
Last updated
7 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Addressing the local audit backlog in England: Non-compliance lists

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Working closely with system partners, the government has implemented vital measures to tackle the significant local audit backlog it inherited.

The introduction of statutory backstops for the publication of audited accounts is a core element of these measures. To help clear the backlog, thelocal firstbodies backstopare of 13 December 2024 required local bodies to work with their auditors to publish outstanding audited accounts byas thisfollows:

  • Financial date for financial years up to and including 2022 to 2023.

    2023: 13 December 2024
  • Financial year 2023 to 2024: 28 February 2025
  • Financial year 2024 to 2025: 27 February 2026
  • Financial year 2025 to 2026: 31 January 2027
  • Financial year 2026 to 2027: 30 November 2027
  • Financial year 2027 to 2028: 30 November 2028

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Published 4 March 2025
Last updated 7 July 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Updated with non-compliance list for financial year 2023-24

  2. First published.

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