CIPFA event spotlights 'vital' internal audit role

Councils have been urged to consider the value of internal auditors by a finance expert, as cuts hit the depth of auditors’ work.

By MJ Correspondent | 22 May 2014

Councils have been urged to consider the value of internal auditors by a finance expert, as cuts hit the depth of auditors' work.

Speaking after the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's (CIPFA) audit conference last week, governance adviser at the organisation, Diana Melville, stressed the importance of the function.

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