Agenda item - Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21

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Agenda item

Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21

Report of the Acting Chief Finance Officer

Decision:

That the Audit & Standards Committee:

                    

1)             Notes the findings of the auditor (Grant Thornton) in their Audit Findings Report (AFR). The AFR is a separate item on this agenda.

 

2)             Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts (Section 5).

 

3)             Approves the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council (Appendix 1).

 

4)             Approves the audited Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 (Appendix 3).

 

5)             Delegates authority to the Acting Chief Finance Officer to make any final wording changes and accounting adjustments following the conclusion of any outstanding audit queries provided these are not material to the accounts.

Minutes:

25.1      The Committee considered a report of the Acting Chief Finance Officer that provided information about the audit of the council’s 2020/21 Statement of Accounts and recommends approval of the 2020/21 audited accounts and the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council.

 

25.2      The Acting Chief Finance Officer and Executive Lead, Strategy, Governance & Law provided clarification on the delegated authority referred to in the recommendations and why that was required. The Acting Chief Finance Officer confirmed that in the event and queries were material to the accounts, a special meeting of the committee would be convened for Members to have oversight of those.

 

25.3      RESOLVED- That the Audit & Standards Committee:

                   

1)             Notes the findings of the auditor (Grant Thornton) in their Audit Findings Report (AFR). The AFR is a separate item on this agenda.

 

2)             Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts (Section 5).

 

3)             Approves the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council (Appendix 1).

 

4)             Approves the audited Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 (Appendix 3).

 

5)             Delegates authority to the Acting Chief Finance Officer to make any final wording changes and accounting adjustments following the conclusion of any outstanding audit queries provided these are not material to the accounts.

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