Agenda item - Audited Statement of Accounts 2023-24

RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Notes the findings of the external auditor Grant Thornton as set out in their audit findings report.

2)       Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts.

3)       Approves the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council.

4)       Approves the audited Statement of Accounts for 2023/24 subject to any final amendments.

5)       Delegates authority to the Chief Finance Officer for any final wording or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication

22.1    The committee considered the report providing information on the audit of the council’s 2023/24 Statement of Accounts and recommends approval of the 2023/24 audited accounts and the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council. The accounts should be viewed alongside the council’s Annual Governance Statement (AGS) which is also approved by the Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee.

22.2    Councillors Guilmant and West asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

22.3    RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Notes the findings of the external auditor Grant Thornton as set out in their audit findings report.

2)       Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts.

3)       Approves the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council.

4)       Approves the audited Statement of Accounts for 2023/24 subject to any final amendments.

5)       Delegates authority to the Chief Finance Officer for any final wording or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication