questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 1227 on Local Government Finance: Audit, how many new professionals have qualified to audit local authority accounts from the Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy; and how that figure compares with expectations for 2024.
answerText: The Local Audit Qualification was launched by the Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy. The department does not hold the requested information.
heading: Local Government: Audit