Provision of ISA-Compliant Audit and Shadow Audit Opinion for CEFAS Financial Statements 2019-20 and 2020-21

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The National Audit Office awarded a contract to BDO LLP for the completion of a fully ISA compliant audit and provision of a shadow audit opinion for the C&AG on the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial statements, including a regularity audit and shadow regularity opinion.

The contract, valued at £108,000, required completion of planning, interim and final fieldwork and audit completion by Parliamentary Recess in July each year, with milestones including a full audit plan by 31 December, an Audit Planning Report for the October Audit Committee, interim audit in January/February, final audit in April/May, an Audit Completion Report for the May Audit Committee, a Management Letter in May, and a shadow audit opinion including a regularity opinion in June.