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Council map: status of the latest audited accounts

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

The council map shows status of the latest audited accounts for every council tax area in England: 273 opinion delivered by the backstop date, 16 opinion delivered after the backstop date, 6 not yet signed. Source: Public Sector Audit Appointments, 2024-25.

Key figures

93%Opinion delivered by the backstop date 273 of 295 council tax areas 2024-25
5%Opinion delivered after the backstop date 16 of 295 council tax areas 2024-25
2%Not yet signed 6 of 295 council tax areas 2024-25
92%Share of all bodies in PSAA’s scheme with 2024-25 opinions delivered by the backstop date
295Councils with a figure, England Of 350 council tax areas in Great Britain 2024-25

How does status of the latest audited accounts vary across the map?

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Status of the latest audited accounts

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England: Status of the latest audited accounts, 2024-25

Opinion delivered by the backstop date
Opinion delivered after the backstop date
Not yet signed

Share of all bodies in PSAA’s scheme with 2024-25 opinions delivered by the backstop date: 92%

Northern Ireland: Audit opinion on the latest accounts, 2023-24

Unqualified opinion
Qualified opinion

Scotland: Audit Scotland publishes each council’s annual audit report, but no table of opinions. Audit Scotland publications

Wales: Audit Wales publishes each council’s audit report, but no table of opinions. Audit Wales publications

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What is every council’s figure for status of the latest audited accounts?

Every council by status of the latest audited accounts. Every measure side by side is on the main council map. England: Status of the latest audited accounts, 2024-25. Northern Ireland: Audit opinion on the latest accounts, 2023-24. The nations’ figures are different measures and are not directly comparable.
Council	Nation	Audit
Adur Details for Adur	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Adur: council tax and the full report card
Amber Valley Details for Amber Valley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Amber Valley: council tax and the full report card
Arun Details for Arun	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Arun: council tax and the full report card
Ashford Details for Ashford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Ashford: council tax and the full report card
Babergh Details for Babergh	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Babergh: council tax and the full report card
Barking and Dagenham Details for Barking and Dagenham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Barking and Dagenham: council tax and the full report card
Barnet Details for Barnet	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Barnet: council tax and the full report card
Barnsley Details for Barnsley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Barnsley: council tax and the full report card
Basingstoke and Deane Details for Basingstoke and Deane	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Basingstoke and Deane: council tax and the full report card
Bassetlaw Details for Bassetlaw	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bassetlaw: council tax and the full report card
Bath and North East Somerset Details for Bath and North East Somerset	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bath and North East Somerset: council tax and the full report card
Bedford Details for Bedford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bedford: council tax and the full report card
Bexley Details for Bexley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bexley: council tax and the full report card
Birmingham Details for Birmingham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Birmingham: council tax and the full report card
Blaby Details for Blaby	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Blaby: council tax and the full report card
Blackburn with Darwen Details for Blackburn with Darwen	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Blackburn with Darwen: council tax and the full report card
Blackpool Details for Blackpool	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Blackpool: council tax and the full report card
Bolsover Details for Bolsover	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bolsover: council tax and the full report card
Bolton Details for Bolton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bolton: council tax and the full report card
Boston Details for Boston	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Boston: council tax and the full report card
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Details for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: council tax and the full report card
Bracknell Forest Details for Bracknell Forest	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bracknell Forest: council tax and the full report card
Bradford Details for Bradford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bradford: council tax and the full report card
Braintree Details for Braintree	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Braintree: council tax and the full report card
Breckland Details for Breckland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Breckland: council tax and the full report card
Brent Details for Brent	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Brent: council tax and the full report card
Brentwood Details for Brentwood	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Brentwood: council tax and the full report card
Brighton and Hove Details for Brighton and Hove	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Brighton and Hove: council tax and the full report card
Bristol Details for Bristol	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bristol: council tax and the full report card
Broadland Details for Broadland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Broadland: council tax and the full report card
Bromley Details for Bromley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bromley: council tax and the full report card
Broxbourne Details for Broxbourne	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Broxbourne: council tax and the full report card
Broxtowe Details for Broxtowe	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Broxtowe: council tax and the full report card
Buckinghamshire Details for Buckinghamshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Buckinghamshire: council tax and the full report card
Burnley Details for Burnley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Burnley: council tax and the full report card
Bury Details for Bury	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Bury: council tax and the full report card
Calderdale Details for Calderdale	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Calderdale: council tax and the full report card
Cambridge Details for Cambridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cambridge: council tax and the full report card
Camden Details for Camden	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Camden: council tax and the full report card
Cannock Chase Details for Cannock Chase	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cannock Chase: council tax and the full report card
Canterbury Details for Canterbury	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Canterbury: council tax and the full report card
Castle Point Details for Castle Point	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Castle Point: council tax and the full report card
Central Bedfordshire Details for Central Bedfordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Central Bedfordshire: council tax and the full report card
Charnwood Details for Charnwood	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Charnwood: council tax and the full report card
Chelmsford Details for Chelmsford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Chelmsford: council tax and the full report card
Cherwell Details for Cherwell	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cherwell: council tax and the full report card
Cheshire East Details for Cheshire East	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cheshire East: council tax and the full report card
Cheshire West and Chester Details for Cheshire West and Chester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cheshire West and Chester: council tax and the full report card
Chesterfield Details for Chesterfield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Chesterfield: council tax and the full report card
Chichester Details for Chichester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Chichester: council tax and the full report card
Chorley Details for Chorley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Chorley: council tax and the full report card
Cornwall Details for Cornwall	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cornwall: council tax and the full report card
Cotswold Details for Cotswold	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Cotswold: council tax and the full report card
Coventry Details for Coventry	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Coventry: council tax and the full report card
Crawley Details for Crawley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Crawley: council tax and the full report card
Croydon Details for Croydon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Croydon: council tax and the full report card
Dacorum Details for Dacorum	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Dacorum: council tax and the full report card
Darlington Details for Darlington	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Darlington: council tax and the full report card
Dartford Details for Dartford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Dartford: council tax and the full report card
Derby Details for Derby	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Derby: council tax and the full report card
Derbyshire Dales Details for Derbyshire Dales	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Derbyshire Dales: council tax and the full report card
Doncaster Details for Doncaster	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Doncaster: council tax and the full report card
Dorset Details for Dorset	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Dorset: council tax and the full report card
Dover Details for Dover	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Dover: council tax and the full report card
Durham Details for Durham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Durham: council tax and the full report card
Ealing Details for Ealing	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Ealing: council tax and the full report card
East Cambridgeshire Details for East Cambridgeshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Cambridgeshire: council tax and the full report card
East Devon Details for East Devon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Devon: council tax and the full report card
East Hampshire Details for East Hampshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Hampshire: council tax and the full report card
East Hertfordshire Details for East Hertfordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Hertfordshire: council tax and the full report card
East Lindsey Details for East Lindsey	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Lindsey: council tax and the full report card
East Riding of Yorkshire Details for East Riding of Yorkshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Riding of Yorkshire: council tax and the full report card
East Staffordshire Details for East Staffordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Staffordshire: council tax and the full report card
East Suffolk Details for East Suffolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England East Suffolk: council tax and the full report card
Eastbourne Details for Eastbourne	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Eastbourne: council tax and the full report card
Eastleigh Details for Eastleigh	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Eastleigh: council tax and the full report card
Elmbridge Details for Elmbridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Elmbridge: council tax and the full report card
Enfield Details for Enfield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Enfield: council tax and the full report card
Epping Forest Details for Epping Forest	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Epping Forest: council tax and the full report card
Epsom and Ewell Details for Epsom and Ewell	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Epsom and Ewell: council tax and the full report card
Erewash Details for Erewash	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Erewash: council tax and the full report card
Exeter Details for Exeter	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Exeter: council tax and the full report card
Fareham Details for Fareham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Fareham: council tax and the full report card
Fenland Details for Fenland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Fenland: council tax and the full report card
Folkestone and Hythe Details for Folkestone and Hythe	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Folkestone and Hythe: council tax and the full report card
Forest of Dean Details for Forest of Dean	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Forest of Dean: council tax and the full report card
Fylde Details for Fylde	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Fylde: council tax and the full report card
Gateshead Details for Gateshead	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Gateshead: council tax and the full report card
Gedling Details for Gedling	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Gedling: council tax and the full report card
Gosport Details for Gosport	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Gosport: council tax and the full report card
Gravesham Details for Gravesham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Gravesham: council tax and the full report card
Great Yarmouth Details for Great Yarmouth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Great Yarmouth: council tax and the full report card
Greenwich Details for Greenwich	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Greenwich: council tax and the full report card
Guildford Details for Guildford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Guildford: council tax and the full report card
Hackney Details for Hackney	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hackney: council tax and the full report card
Halton Details for Halton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Halton: council tax and the full report card
Hammersmith and Fulham Details for Hammersmith and Fulham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hammersmith and Fulham: council tax and the full report card
Harborough Details for Harborough	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Harborough: council tax and the full report card
Haringey Details for Haringey	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Haringey: council tax and the full report card
Harlow Details for Harlow	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Harlow: council tax and the full report card
Harrow Details for Harrow	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Harrow: council tax and the full report card
Hart Details for Hart	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hart: council tax and the full report card
Hartlepool Details for Hartlepool	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hartlepool: council tax and the full report card
Hastings Details for Hastings	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hastings: council tax and the full report card
Havant Details for Havant	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Havant: council tax and the full report card
Havering Details for Havering	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Havering: council tax and the full report card
Herefordshire Details for Herefordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Herefordshire: council tax and the full report card
Hertsmere Details for Hertsmere	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hertsmere: council tax and the full report card
High Peak Details for High Peak	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England High Peak: council tax and the full report card
Hillingdon Details for Hillingdon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hillingdon: council tax and the full report card
Hinckley and Bosworth Details for Hinckley and Bosworth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hinckley and Bosworth: council tax and the full report card
Horsham Details for Horsham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Horsham: council tax and the full report card
Hounslow Details for Hounslow	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hounslow: council tax and the full report card
Hyndburn Details for Hyndburn	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Hyndburn: council tax and the full report card
Ipswich Details for Ipswich	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Ipswich: council tax and the full report card
Isle of Wight Details for Isle of Wight	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Isle of Wight: council tax and the full report card
Isles of Scilly Details for Isles of Scilly	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Isles of Scilly: council tax and the full report card
Islington Details for Islington	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Islington: council tax and the full report card
Kensington and Chelsea Details for Kensington and Chelsea	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Kensington and Chelsea: council tax and the full report card
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Details for Kings Lynn and West Norfolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Kings Lynn and West Norfolk: council tax and the full report card
Kingston upon Hull Details for Kingston upon Hull	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Kingston upon Hull: council tax and the full report card
Kingston upon Thames Details for Kingston upon Thames	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Kingston upon Thames: council tax and the full report card
Kirklees Details for Kirklees	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Kirklees: council tax and the full report card
Knowsley Details for Knowsley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Knowsley: council tax and the full report card
Lambeth Details for Lambeth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Lambeth: council tax and the full report card
Leeds Details for Leeds	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Leeds: council tax and the full report card
Leicester Details for Leicester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Leicester: council tax and the full report card
Lewes Details for Lewes	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Lewes: council tax and the full report card
Lewisham Details for Lewisham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Lewisham: council tax and the full report card
Lichfield Details for Lichfield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Lichfield: council tax and the full report card
Lincoln Details for Lincoln	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Lincoln: council tax and the full report card
Liverpool Details for Liverpool	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Liverpool: council tax and the full report card
Luton Details for Luton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Luton: council tax and the full report card
Maidstone Details for Maidstone	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Maidstone: council tax and the full report card
Maldon Details for Maldon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Maldon: council tax and the full report card
Malvern Hills Details for Malvern Hills	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Malvern Hills: council tax and the full report card
Manchester Details for Manchester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Manchester: council tax and the full report card
Mansfield Details for Mansfield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Mansfield: council tax and the full report card
Medway Details for Medway	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Medway: council tax and the full report card
Melton Details for Melton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Melton: council tax and the full report card
Merton Details for Merton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Merton: council tax and the full report card
Mid Devon Details for Mid Devon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Mid Devon: council tax and the full report card
Mid Suffolk Details for Mid Suffolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Mid Suffolk: council tax and the full report card
Mid Sussex Details for Mid Sussex	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Mid Sussex: council tax and the full report card
Milton Keynes Details for Milton Keynes	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Milton Keynes: council tax and the full report card
Mole Valley Details for Mole Valley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Mole Valley: council tax and the full report card
New Forest Details for New Forest	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England New Forest: council tax and the full report card
Newark and Sherwood Details for Newark and Sherwood	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Newark and Sherwood: council tax and the full report card
Newcastle upon Tyne Details for Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Newcastle upon Tyne: council tax and the full report card
Newcastle-under-Lyme Details for Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Newcastle-under-Lyme: council tax and the full report card
Newham Details for Newham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Newham: council tax and the full report card
North Devon Details for North Devon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Devon: council tax and the full report card
North East Derbyshire Details for North East Derbyshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North East Derbyshire: council tax and the full report card
North East Lincolnshire Details for North East Lincolnshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North East Lincolnshire: council tax and the full report card
North Hertfordshire Details for North Hertfordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Hertfordshire: council tax and the full report card
North Kesteven Details for North Kesteven	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Kesteven: council tax and the full report card
North Lincolnshire Details for North Lincolnshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Lincolnshire: council tax and the full report card
North Norfolk Details for North Norfolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Norfolk: council tax and the full report card
North Northamptonshire Details for North Northamptonshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Northamptonshire: council tax and the full report card
North Somerset Details for North Somerset	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Somerset: council tax and the full report card
North Tyneside Details for North Tyneside	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Tyneside: council tax and the full report card
North Warwickshire Details for North Warwickshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Warwickshire: council tax and the full report card
North Yorkshire Details for North Yorkshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England North Yorkshire: council tax and the full report card
Northumberland Details for Northumberland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Northumberland: council tax and the full report card
Nuneaton and Bedworth Details for Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Nuneaton and Bedworth: council tax and the full report card
Oadby and Wigston Details for Oadby and Wigston	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Oadby and Wigston: council tax and the full report card
Oldham Details for Oldham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Oldham: council tax and the full report card
Oxford Details for Oxford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Oxford: council tax and the full report card
Pendle Details for Pendle	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Pendle: council tax and the full report card
Peterborough Details for Peterborough	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Peterborough: council tax and the full report card
Plymouth Details for Plymouth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Plymouth: council tax and the full report card
Portsmouth Details for Portsmouth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Portsmouth: council tax and the full report card
Preston Details for Preston	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Preston: council tax and the full report card
Reading Details for Reading	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Reading: council tax and the full report card
Redbridge Details for Redbridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Redbridge: council tax and the full report card
Redcar and Cleveland Details for Redcar and Cleveland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Redcar and Cleveland: council tax and the full report card
Reigate and Banstead Details for Reigate and Banstead	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Reigate and Banstead: council tax and the full report card
Ribble Valley Details for Ribble Valley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Ribble Valley: council tax and the full report card
Richmond upon Thames Details for Richmond upon Thames	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Richmond upon Thames: council tax and the full report card
Rochdale Details for Rochdale	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rochdale: council tax and the full report card
Rochford Details for Rochford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rochford: council tax and the full report card
Rossendale Details for Rossendale	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rossendale: council tax and the full report card
Rother Details for Rother	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rother: council tax and the full report card
Rotherham Details for Rotherham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rotherham: council tax and the full report card
Rugby Details for Rugby	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rugby: council tax and the full report card
Rushcliffe Details for Rushcliffe	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rushcliffe: council tax and the full report card
Rushmoor Details for Rushmoor	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rushmoor: council tax and the full report card
Rutland Details for Rutland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Rutland: council tax and the full report card
Salford Details for Salford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Salford: council tax and the full report card
Sandwell Details for Sandwell	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Sandwell: council tax and the full report card
Sefton Details for Sefton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Sefton: council tax and the full report card
Sevenoaks Details for Sevenoaks	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Sevenoaks: council tax and the full report card
Shropshire Details for Shropshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Shropshire: council tax and the full report card
Slough Details for Slough	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Slough: council tax and the full report card
Solihull Details for Solihull	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Solihull: council tax and the full report card
Somerset Details for Somerset	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Somerset: council tax and the full report card
South Cambridgeshire Details for South Cambridgeshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Cambridgeshire: council tax and the full report card
South Derbyshire Details for South Derbyshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Derbyshire: council tax and the full report card
South Gloucestershire Details for South Gloucestershire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Gloucestershire: council tax and the full report card
South Hams Details for South Hams	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Hams: council tax and the full report card
South Holland Details for South Holland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Holland: council tax and the full report card
South Kesteven Details for South Kesteven	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Kesteven: council tax and the full report card
South Norfolk Details for South Norfolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Norfolk: council tax and the full report card
South Oxfordshire Details for South Oxfordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Oxfordshire: council tax and the full report card
South Ribble Details for South Ribble	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Ribble: council tax and the full report card
South Staffordshire Details for South Staffordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Staffordshire: council tax and the full report card
South Tyneside Details for South Tyneside	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England South Tyneside: council tax and the full report card
Southampton Details for Southampton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Southampton: council tax and the full report card
Southend-on-Sea Details for Southend-on-Sea	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Southend-on-Sea: council tax and the full report card
Southwark Details for Southwark	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Southwark: council tax and the full report card
Spelthorne Details for Spelthorne	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Spelthorne: council tax and the full report card
St Albans Details for St Albans	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England St Albans: council tax and the full report card
St Helens Details for St Helens	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England St Helens: council tax and the full report card
Stafford Details for Stafford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stafford: council tax and the full report card
Staffordshire Moorlands Details for Staffordshire Moorlands	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Staffordshire Moorlands: council tax and the full report card
Stevenage Details for Stevenage	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stevenage: council tax and the full report card
Stockport Details for Stockport	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stockport: council tax and the full report card
Stockton-on-Tees Details for Stockton-on-Tees	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stockton-on-Tees: council tax and the full report card
Stratford-on-Avon Details for Stratford-on-Avon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stratford-on-Avon: council tax and the full report card
Stroud Details for Stroud	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Stroud: council tax and the full report card
Sunderland Details for Sunderland	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Sunderland: council tax and the full report card
Surrey Heath Details for Surrey Heath	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Surrey Heath: council tax and the full report card
Sutton Details for Sutton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Sutton: council tax and the full report card
Swale Details for Swale	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Swale: council tax and the full report card
Swindon Details for Swindon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Swindon: council tax and the full report card
Tameside Details for Tameside	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tameside: council tax and the full report card
Tamworth Details for Tamworth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tamworth: council tax and the full report card
Tandridge Details for Tandridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tandridge: council tax and the full report card
Teignbridge Details for Teignbridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Teignbridge: council tax and the full report card
Telford and Wrekin Details for Telford and Wrekin	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Telford and Wrekin: council tax and the full report card
Tendring Details for Tendring	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tendring: council tax and the full report card
Test Valley Details for Test Valley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Test Valley: council tax and the full report card
Tewkesbury Details for Tewkesbury	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tewkesbury: council tax and the full report card
Three Rivers Details for Three Rivers	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Three Rivers: council tax and the full report card
Tonbridge and Malling Details for Tonbridge and Malling	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tonbridge and Malling: council tax and the full report card
Torbay Details for Torbay	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Torbay: council tax and the full report card
Torridge Details for Torridge	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Torridge: council tax and the full report card
Tower Hamlets Details for Tower Hamlets	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tower Hamlets: council tax and the full report card
Trafford Details for Trafford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Trafford: council tax and the full report card
Tunbridge Wells Details for Tunbridge Wells	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Tunbridge Wells: council tax and the full report card
Uttlesford Details for Uttlesford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Uttlesford: council tax and the full report card
Vale of White Horse Details for Vale of White Horse	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Vale of White Horse: council tax and the full report card
Wakefield Details for Wakefield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wakefield: council tax and the full report card
Walsall Details for Walsall	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Walsall: council tax and the full report card
Waltham Forest Details for Waltham Forest	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Waltham Forest: council tax and the full report card
Wandsworth Details for Wandsworth	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wandsworth: council tax and the full report card
Warwick Details for Warwick	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Warwick: council tax and the full report card
Watford Details for Watford	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Watford: council tax and the full report card
Waverley Details for Waverley	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Waverley: council tax and the full report card
Wealden Details for Wealden	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wealden: council tax and the full report card
Welwyn Hatfield Details for Welwyn Hatfield	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Welwyn Hatfield: council tax and the full report card
West Berkshire Details for West Berkshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Berkshire: council tax and the full report card
West Devon Details for West Devon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Devon: council tax and the full report card
West Lancashire Details for West Lancashire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Lancashire: council tax and the full report card
West Lindsey Details for West Lindsey	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Lindsey: council tax and the full report card
West Northamptonshire Details for West Northamptonshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Northamptonshire: council tax and the full report card
West Oxfordshire Details for West Oxfordshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Oxfordshire: council tax and the full report card
West Suffolk Details for West Suffolk	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England West Suffolk: council tax and the full report card
Westminster Details for Westminster	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Westminster: council tax and the full report card
Westmorland and Furness Details for Westmorland and Furness	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Westmorland and Furness: council tax and the full report card
Wigan Details for Wigan	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wigan: council tax and the full report card
Wiltshire Details for Wiltshire	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wiltshire: council tax and the full report card
Winchester Details for Winchester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Winchester: council tax and the full report card
Windsor and Maidenhead Details for Windsor and Maidenhead	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Windsor and Maidenhead: council tax and the full report card
Wirral Details for Wirral	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wirral: council tax and the full report card
Wokingham Details for Wokingham	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wokingham: council tax and the full report card
Wolverhampton Details for Wolverhampton	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wolverhampton: council tax and the full report card
Worcester Details for Worcester	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Worcester: council tax and the full report card
Worthing Details for Worthing	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Worthing: council tax and the full report card
Wychavon Details for Wychavon	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wychavon: council tax and the full report card
Wyre Details for Wyre	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wyre: council tax and the full report card
Wyre Forest Details for Wyre Forest	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England Wyre Forest: council tax and the full report card
York Details for York	England	Delivered by backstop
Nation England York: council tax and the full report card
Bromsgrove Details for Bromsgrove	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Bromsgrove: council tax and the full report card
Cheltenham Details for Cheltenham	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Cheltenham: council tax and the full report card
Colchester Details for Colchester	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Colchester: council tax and the full report card
Cumberland Details for Cumberland	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Cumberland: council tax and the full report card
Gloucester Details for Gloucester	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Gloucester: council tax and the full report card
Huntingdonshire Details for Huntingdonshire	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Huntingdonshire: council tax and the full report card
Lancaster Details for Lancaster	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Lancaster: council tax and the full report card
Middlesbrough Details for Middlesbrough	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Middlesbrough: council tax and the full report card
North West Leicestershire Details for North West Leicestershire	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England North West Leicestershire: council tax and the full report card
Norwich Details for Norwich	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Norwich: council tax and the full report card
Nottingham Details for Nottingham	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Nottingham: council tax and the full report card
Redditch Details for Redditch	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Redditch: council tax and the full report card
Runnymede Details for Runnymede	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Runnymede: council tax and the full report card
Sheffield Details for Sheffield	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Sheffield: council tax and the full report card
Stoke-on-Trent Details for Stoke-on-Trent	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Stoke-on-Trent: council tax and the full report card
Thanet Details for Thanet	England	Post backstop opinion delivered
Nation England Thanet: council tax and the full report card
Ashfield Details for Ashfield	England	Unsigned
Nation England Ashfield: council tax and the full report card
Basildon Details for Basildon	England	Unsigned
Nation England Basildon: council tax and the full report card
Dudley Details for Dudley	England	Unsigned
Nation England Dudley: council tax and the full report card
Thurrock Details for Thurrock	England	Unsigned
Nation England Thurrock: council tax and the full report card
Warrington Details for Warrington	England	Unsigned
Nation England Warrington: council tax and the full report card
Woking Details for Woking	England	Unsigned
Nation England Woking: council tax and the full report card
City of London Details for City of London	England	—
Nation England City of London: council tax and the full report card
Antrim and Newtownabbey Details for Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Antrim and Newtownabbey: council tax and the full report card
Ards and North Down Details for Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Ards and North Down: council tax and the full report card
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Details for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon: council tax and the full report card
Belfast Details for Belfast	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Belfast: council tax and the full report card
Causeway Coast and Glens Details for Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Causeway Coast and Glens: council tax and the full report card
Derry City and Strabane Details for Derry City and Strabane	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Derry City and Strabane: council tax and the full report card
Fermanagh and Omagh Details for Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Fermanagh and Omagh: council tax and the full report card
Lisburn and Castlereagh Details for Lisburn and Castlereagh	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Lisburn and Castlereagh: council tax and the full report card
Mid and East Antrim Details for Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Mid and East Antrim: council tax and the full report card
Mid Ulster Details for Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Mid Ulster: council tax and the full report card
Newry, Mourne and Down Details for Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	Unqualified opinion
Nation Northern Ireland Newry, Mourne and Down: council tax and the full report card
Aberdeen City Details for Aberdeen City	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Aberdeen City: council tax and the full report card
Aberdeenshire Details for Aberdeenshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Aberdeenshire: council tax and the full report card
Angus Details for Angus	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Angus: council tax and the full report card
Argyll & Bute Details for Argyll Bute	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Argyll & Bute: council tax and the full report card
Blaenau Gwent Details for Blaenau Gwent	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Blaenau Gwent: council tax and the full report card
Bridgend Details for Bridgend	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Bridgend: council tax and the full report card
Caerphilly Details for Caerphilly	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Caerphilly: council tax and the full report card
Cardiff Details for Cardiff	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Cardiff: council tax and the full report card
Carmarthenshire Details for Carmarthenshire	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Carmarthenshire: council tax and the full report card
Ceredigion Details for Ceredigion	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Ceredigion: council tax and the full report card
City of Edinburgh Details for City of Edinburgh	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland City of Edinburgh: council tax and the full report card
Clackmannanshire Details for Clackmannanshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Clackmannanshire: council tax and the full report card
Conwy Details for Conwy	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Conwy: council tax and the full report card
Denbighshire Details for Denbighshire	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Denbighshire: council tax and the full report card
Dumfries & Galloway Details for Dumfries Galloway	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Dumfries & Galloway: council tax and the full report card
Dundee City Details for Dundee City	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Dundee City: council tax and the full report card
East Ayrshire Details for East Ayrshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland East Ayrshire: council tax and the full report card
East Dunbartonshire Details for East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland East Dunbartonshire: council tax and the full report card
East Lothian Details for East Lothian	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland East Lothian: council tax and the full report card
East Renfrewshire Details for East Renfrewshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland East Renfrewshire: council tax and the full report card
Falkirk Details for Falkirk	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Falkirk: council tax and the full report card
Fife Details for Fife	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Fife: council tax and the full report card
Flintshire Details for Flintshire	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Flintshire: council tax and the full report card
Glasgow City Details for Glasgow City	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Glasgow City: council tax and the full report card
Gwynedd Details for Gwynedd	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Gwynedd: council tax and the full report card
Highland Details for Highland	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Highland: council tax and the full report card
Inverclyde Details for Inverclyde	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Inverclyde: council tax and the full report card
Isle of Anglesey Details for Isle of Anglesey	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Isle of Anglesey: council tax and the full report card
Merthyr Tydfil Details for Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Merthyr Tydfil: council tax and the full report card
Midlothian Details for Midlothian	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Midlothian: council tax and the full report card
Monmouthshire Details for Monmouthshire	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Monmouthshire: council tax and the full report card
Moray Details for Moray	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Moray: council tax and the full report card
Na h-Eileanan Siar Details for Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Na h-Eileanan Siar: council tax and the full report card
Neath Port Talbot Details for Neath Port Talbot	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Neath Port Talbot: council tax and the full report card
Newport Details for Newport	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Newport: council tax and the full report card
North Ayrshire Details for North Ayrshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland North Ayrshire: council tax and the full report card
North Lanarkshire Details for North Lanarkshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland North Lanarkshire: council tax and the full report card
Orkney Islands Details for Orkney Islands	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Orkney Islands: council tax and the full report card
Pembrokeshire Details for Pembrokeshire	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Pembrokeshire: council tax and the full report card
Perth & Kinross Details for Perth Kinross	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Perth & Kinross: council tax and the full report card
Powys Details for Powys	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Powys: council tax and the full report card
Renfrewshire Details for Renfrewshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Renfrewshire: council tax and the full report card
Rhondda Cynon Taf Details for Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf: council tax and the full report card
Scottish Borders Details for Scottish Borders	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Scottish Borders: council tax and the full report card
Shetland Islands Details for Shetland Islands	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Shetland Islands: council tax and the full report card
South Ayrshire Details for South Ayrshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland South Ayrshire: council tax and the full report card
South Lanarkshire Details for South Lanarkshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland South Lanarkshire: council tax and the full report card
Stirling Details for Stirling	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland Stirling: council tax and the full report card
Swansea Details for Swansea	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Swansea: council tax and the full report card
Torfaen Details for Torfaen	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Torfaen: council tax and the full report card
Vale of Glamorgan Details for Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Vale of Glamorgan: council tax and the full report card
West Dunbartonshire Details for West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland West Dunbartonshire: council tax and the full report card
West Lothian Details for West Lothian	Scotland	Not published
Nation Scotland West Lothian: council tax and the full report card
Wrexham Details for Wrexham	Wales	Not published
Nation Wales Wrexham: council tax and the full report card

“(county)” marks a figure that belongs to the county council, shown on each of its districts. “Not published” means the nation publishes no figure for this by council; a dash means none was published for that council.

What does this measure show?

Where the auditor’s opinion on the council’s accounts has got to, as Public Sector Audit Appointments records it. “Delivered by backstop” means the opinion was given by the statutory backstop date; many such opinions were disclaimed or qualified because the backstop cut the audit short, and PSAA does not publish which. Scotland and Wales have separate audit systems, shown on their councils’ pages.

Status of the latest audited accounts: share of council tax areas in each category, 2024-25

Opinion delivered by the backstop date 93% 273 of 295
Opinion delivered after the backstop date 5.4% 16 of 295
Not yet signed 2.0% 6 of 295

Council tax areas in England with a figure.

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Status of the latest audited accounts: share of council tax areas in each category, 2024-25
Item	Share	Detail
Opinion delivered by the backstop date Details for Opinion delivered by the backstop date	92.5%	273 of 295
Detail 273 of 295
Opinion delivered after the backstop date Details for Opinion delivered after the backstop date	5.4%	16 of 295
Detail 16 of 295
Not yet signed Details for Not yet signed	2.0%	6 of 295
Detail 6 of 295

Source: Public Sector Audit Appointments, 2024-25. The comparison figure for each nation, each on its own measure: England 92% (Share of all bodies in PSAA’s scheme with 2024-25 opinions delivered by the backstop date, worked out here).

Colours group councils into five bands of equal size for number measures, so each band holds about a fifth of councils; ratings use one colour per rating. Where the nations measure something differently, each nation’s councils are banded among themselves, on the same colours, and the legend gives each nation’s own bands. There is no combined score. How every measure is worked out, and what it cannot tell you, is on the methodology page.

Which boundaries does the map use?

Council boundaries from the Office for National Statistics, May 2026 edition, generalised to 500 metres, matching the 2026-27 council tax year. Councils merged since 2019 are shown as the council that exists now, and each such council’s page names the councils it replaced. Reorganisation already enacted for April 2027 in Surrey is noted on the pages of the councils it affects.

350 council tax areas in England, Scotland and Wales, and Northern Ireland’s 11 councils, are drawn. Households in Northern Ireland pay domestic rates, not council tax, so its councils are shown by their own measures where they publish them.

How does status of the latest audited accounts vary across the map?

What is every council’s figure for status of the latest audited accounts?

What does this measure show?

Which boundaries does the map use?

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