Agenda item - Chair's Communications

3.1         The Chair provided the following Communications:

“Members of the committee may be aware that the authority has been working with its external auditor to trial early completion, audit and approval of the accounts in advance of this becoming a statutory requirement next year. Although this process was completed yesterday and the reports have been drafted, I felt that issuing these would not give appropriate time for the committee to review and digest the reports and have therefore asked that Items 8 and 9 of the agenda be deferred to the September meeting. This will still enable the current statutory deadline of 30^th September to be met. It is however encouraging to know that for next year the authority was on course to meet the 31st July deadline this year.

“I would like to extend my thanks to Councillor Norman who chaired this committee to a high standard for the past two years.

I would also like to extend thanks to Graham Liddell, the outgoing Head of Internal Audit who has worked diligently with Members of this committee and extend a welcome to Russell Banks and Mark Dallen who will be replacing Graham”.