Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 16 June 202609:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee: Pre-appointment hearing: The Chair of the Local Audit Office

Committee hears from witnesses

Parliament's Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee will conduct a pre-appointment hearing to scrutinise the candidate for Chair of the Local Audit Office. The hearing tests whether the chosen appointee has the skills, independence, and judgment to lead the body responsible for ensuring proper use of public money by councils and other local public bodies.

The Local Audit Office Chair oversees audit of billions of pounds in council spending across England. Scrutiny of this appointment is a key parliamentary check on whether the public sector watchdog will be led by someone capable of holding councils to account on financial management and probity. An effective chair protects taxpayer interests and supports good local governance.

Local Government

Committee mentioned:Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee