Council
Agenda Item 73
Subject: Re-procurement and Appointment of External Auditors - Extract from the Proceedings of the Audit & Standards Committee meeting held on the 25 January 2022
Date of meeting: 3 February 2022
Report of: Executive Director for Governance, People & Resources
Contact Officer: Name: Mark Wall
Tel: 01273 291006
Email: mark.wall@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Ward(s) affected: All
For general release
Action Required of the Committee / Council:
To receive the report from the Audit & Standards Committee for consideration and the recommendations for approval.
Recommendations:
Brighton & Hove City Council
AUDIT & STANDARDS Committee
4.00pm 25 January 2022
DRAFT MINUTES
Present Councillors Yates (Chair), Hugh-Jones (Group Spokesperson), Hamilton, Meadows, Moonan, Peltzer Dunn, Phillips and Shanks.
PART ONE
39 Re-procurement and Appointment of External Auditors
39.1 Resolved:
(1) That the requirements relating to the appointment of an External Auditor to the Council for the 2023/24 audit be noted;
(2) That the letter of invitation from PSAA for the Council to opt-in to the national scheme for auditor appointments (Appendix 1) be noted;
(3) That the Council be recommended to formally agree to opt-in to the national scheme and adopt PSAA as the appointing person for the Council for the appointment of auditors for the period 2023/24 to 2027/28; and
(4) That the Council delegates to the council’s Chief Finance Officer the authority to take all steps necessary or incidental to give effect to the decision in para (3) above.