Trump demands Arizona-style audit of votes in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump added his voice to growing demands for an audit of votes cast last year in Pennsylvania, inspired by a partisan effort to overturn results in Arizona. Three state lawmakers from Pennsylvania this week visited the Arizona State Fairgrounds, site of a former basketball arena, where a hand count of 2.1 million … Read more

Audit shows how school closures during Covid lockdowns left poorer pupils struggling to cope 

The devastating impact of lockdowns on disadvantaged children is laid bare today in research showing they were twice as likely to struggle with home schooling. In the week of the anniversary of the first Covid school closures, the figures show one in five poorer pupils did not cope and many spent some days doing no work … Read more

Skytrax hygiene audit team left shocked by Zanzibar airport’s ‘complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ 

‘A complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ at an airport on the paradise archipelago of Zanzibar has left a hygiene audit team shocked. Respected UK-based air transport rating agency Skytrax said that Abeid Amani Karume International Airport was ‘failing on Covid-19 safety protocols’ after it assessed measures and standards at the airport earlier this month. It … Read more

Army ‘faces cuts of 10,000 soldiers’ in audit next month

Military personnel numbers could be cut by up to 10,000 following an official audit. Experts fear the Integrated Review, which is due to be delivered next month, will call for the Army to be reduced to 72,000 soldiers – despite repeated Government pledges to keep a permanent force of 82,000 troops. It is thought that … Read more

Deloitte pair rapped over Autonomy audit botch

Deloitte pair refuse to apologise as firm faced huge fines over botched Autonomy audit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 6 January 2021 A former Deloitte partner banned from accounting for ‘serious and serial’ failings refused to apologise even as his firm faced multi-million-pound … Read more

Audit firm Grant Thornton faces Patisserie Valerie lawsuit

Audit firm Grant Thornton slapped with lawsuit over its role in failure of Patisserie Valerie By Harriet Dennys And Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Audit firm Grant Thornton has been slapped with a lawsuit over its role in the failure of … Read more

Georgia completes hand audit of ballots and CONFIRMS Biden’s victory as Trump supporters rally

Hundreds of supporters of President Trump gathered outside the State Capitol in Georgia on Thursday for a ‘stop the steal’ rally for the second day in a row as the state is set to certify that Joe Biden won its 16 electoral college votes. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Thursday that a … Read more

Audit giants in bid to value retailers’ Christmas stock

Locked out by coronavirus, panicked audit giants stage desperate bid to value retailers’ Christmas stock By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 31 October 2020 Britain’s biggest auditors are in crisis talks over fears that tough Covid rules will stop them visiting retailers to check … Read more

KPMG comes under fire in Carillion audit probe

Watchdog indicates rule breaches over collapse: KPMG under fire in Carillion audit probe By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 21 September 2020 KPMG is in the firing line again after regulators delivered a critical report on its audits of Carillion before the construction group’s … Read more

Deloitte’s UK audit operations to have standalone board

Deloitte’s UK audit operations to have standalone board to meet regulatory requirements aimed at improving industry standards By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 11 September 2020 Deloitte’s UK audit operations will have a standalone board from January to meet regulatory requirements aimed at improving … Read more