Agenda item - External Auditor's Annual Report 2023-24

RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards and General Purposes Committee note the Auditor’s Annual Report (Value For Money) for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.

34.1    The committee considered the external auditor’s (Grant Thornton’s) Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2024 reports on the council’s value for money arrangements including an assessment of financial and governance arrangements. It should be noted that the report is an interim report at this time and will be issued as final on completion of the parallel financial statement audit.

34.2    Councillors Atkinson, Baghoth, Guilmant, Grimshaw, Mackey, Meadows, and West asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

34.3    RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards and General Purposes Committee note the Auditor’s Annual Report (Value For Money) for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.