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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: It was proposed by Cllr Morgan and seconded by Cllr Radford that the minutes of the previous meeting be agreed as a correct record and signed by the chair.
Resolved
That the minutes of the previous meeting be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Declarations of Interest. Minutes: None
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Public Questions (If any) Minutes: None |
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Members Questions (if any) Members of the Council may ask questions of the Chairman subject to procedural rules.
The deadline for questions is no later than three clear working days before the meeting.
Minutes: None |
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Grant Thornton |
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2020-21 Audit Findings Report Minutes: The External Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee. The Committee were informed on the asset valuations as well as issuing a disclaimer over problems with verification of these figures, the effect of sickness absence, and that the disclaimer wasn’t discussed earlier due to wider national issues.
Resolved
That the report be noted |
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2020-21 Letter of Representation Minutes: The External Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee.
Resolved
That the report be noted |
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2021-22 and 2022-23 joint Auditors Annual Report Minutes: The External Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee.
The Committee were informed that the Audit covered financial sustainability, governance, and value for money. No statutory recommendations were required, there were 2 governance recommendations in relation to financial statements, the capacity in finance, and a new finance system as part of digital transformation were also discussed. The Committee noted that the second recommendation related to members behaviour.
It was proposed by Cllr Morgan and seconded by Cllr Radford that the Committee recommend the Joint Auditors Annual Report to Full Council for approval.
Resolved
That the Committee recommend the Joint Auditors Annual Report to Full Council for approval. |
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2021-22 and 2022-23 Backstop letter Minutes: The External Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee. It was noted that the audit team had been working hard to deal with the workload.
Resolved
That the report be noted |
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2023-24 External audit plan Minutes: The External Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee. He informed the committee about the short time frame for the work, the increase in fees in the previous year, and the role of PSAA in ensuring timely delivery.
Resolved
That the Committee note the report. |
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Audit Opinion |
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Minutes: The Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee. She explained the process for financial waivers where urgent action was required such as the collapsed wall.
Resolved
That the report be noted.
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Final Accounts 2020-21 Additional documents:
Minutes: It was proposed by Cllr Morgan and seconded by Cllr Radford that the Committee recommend the updated statement of accounts 2020/21 and updated Annual Governance Statement for approval to Council.
Resolved
That the Committee recommend the updated statement of accounts 2020/21 and updated Annual Governance Statement to Full Council for approval. |
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Notices of Motion - Webcasting Minutes: The Committee considered that a decision on the motion did not fall into their terms of reference and would be more appropriately decided elsewhere. It was suggested that decision could be deferred until after the current contract is complete.
It was proposed by Cllr Purser and seconded by Cllr Radford that the motion report be sent to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for consideration.
RESOLVED
That the motion report be sent to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for consideration. |
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Internal Audit Progress Report Minutes: The Audit Manager introduced the item to the Committee.
The Committee noted the audit progress of various projects. All but one project received an audit opinion of good. One audit rated excellent had just been out of time for inclusion in this report. The Committee considered that it would be useful for the Audit Scrutiny Committee to receive an update on progress with recommendations from the audit of Housing Health and Safety, from the responsible officer.
Resolved
That the report be noted. |