The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published yesterday afternoon the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which in Part 4 provides the detail of the Government’s long-awaited proposals for the reform of local audit. 

Much will be discussed and debated on whether the changes will deliver the changes required to address the problems in the system identified in recent years, and the Bill may well be subject to amendment on its journey through Parliament. Below, we look at six immediate key takeaways on how the framework for local audit is set to change.