Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Strategic Finance

The external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, have completed their audit of the Council’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2011.  The audited accounts incorporating the audit certificate and the external audit report for 2010-2011 were considered by the Council on 24 November 2011 and were now before the Audit Committee for consideration.  The audit certificate contains no qualifications and the external audit report highlights key issues for the attention of Members.

Decision

Noted the audited accounts, the terms of the audit certificate and the external audit report and that the Audit Committee will monitor the action plans agreed in response to individual audit reports that have been issued during the year.

(Reference: Report by Head of Strategic Finance dated 3 November 2011, 2010-2011 Annual Accounts and Report on the 2010-2011 Audit by Grant Thornton UK LLP dated 31 October 2011, submitted)

Report by Head of Strategic Finance

The external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, had completed their audit of the Council’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2011. The audited accounts were submitted for consideration together with the audit certificate and the external audit report for 2010-2011. The audit certificate contained no qualifications and the external audit report highlighted key issues for attention.

Decision

1. The Council noted the audited accounts, the terms of the certificate and the external audit report.

2. The Council noted that the Audit Committee will monitor the action plans agreed in response to individual audit reports that have been issued during the year.

(Ref: Report by the Head of Strategic Finance dated 3 November 2011, 2010/2011 Annual Accounts, Audit Certificate and External Audit Report, submitted)