The system of appointing auditors needs to be independent and not driven by a politically-led organisation, finance expert Rob Whiteman has argued.
Speaking during a virtual conference, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) chief executive said the current system of audit was not accountable enough.
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