Cheshire East Council Local Audit and Accountability Act (2014) Local Authority (Appointing Person) Regulation 2015
At its meeting on 15 December 2016, Cheshire East Council approved the proposal for the Authority to ‘opt in’ for the second time to the Sector Led Body, Public Sector Auditor Appointments (PSSA) as the means through which Cheshire East Council’s new external auditors would be procured for the financial year 2023/24.
Under Regulation 13 of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulation 2015, an appointment has been made by PSAA as the appointing person, which was announced on 3 October 2022.
Pursuant to this process, Ernst & Young have been appointed as the external auditors to Cheshire East Council for the period 2023/24 to 2027/28.