Agenda item - Audited Statement of Accounts 2024/25

RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Note the findings of the external auditor Grant Thornton as set out in their audit findings report (a separate item on the agenda).

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

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

4)       Approve the audited Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 subject to any final amendments.

5)       Delegate authority to the Chief Financial Officer for any final wording or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication.

37.1    The committee considered the report of the External Auditor which provides information about the audit of the council’s 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and recommends approval of the 2024/25 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.

37.2    Councillors Atkinson, Guilmant, Meadows, Robinson, and West asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

37.3    RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Note the findings of the external auditor Grant Thornton as set out in their audit findings report (a separate item on the agenda).

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

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

4)       Approve the audited Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 subject to any final amendments.

5)       Delegate authority to the Chief Financial Officer for any final wording or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication.