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Are local government accounts trusted? Exploring the UK Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Verdict (2024)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., Fright, M., Midgley, H., Murphie, A., & Sandford, M. (online). Are local government accounts trusted? Exploring the UK Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Verdict. Public Money & Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2024.2423370

This paper analyses the system of local government accounting and auditing in England and how successfully it is performing its role in supporting democratic accountability. To do this, the paper asks whether the accounts of local councils in England... Read More about Are local government accounts trusted? Exploring the UK Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Verdict.

Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the National Audit Office (2024)
Book
Midgley, H. C., Ferry, L., & Murphie, A. D. (in press). Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the National Audit Office. Routledge

The National Audit Office has played an important role in the checks and balances of the UK Parliamentary and political system over the last 40 years. This new book, more than just a history of the UK’s supreme audit institution, examines the very de... Read More about Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the National Audit Office.