Ministers will force hundreds of local government bodies in England to publish overdue accounts within months under proposals designed to clear an “unacceptable” backlog stretching back seven years.
The planned intervention, which is expected to be implemented before the end of the year, would require public bodies such as councils and fire services to finalise more than 500 sets of overdue accounts by September 2024, even if external auditors are unable to give them a clean bill of health.
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