Agenda item - Audited Statement of Accounts 2021-22

Report of the Chief Finance Officer

That the Audit & Standards Committee:

1)             Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts (paragraph 5).

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

3)             Approves the audited Statement of Accounts 2021/22 (Appendix 3) for publication.

4)             Delegates authority to the Chief Finance Officer for any final wording and/or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication.

23.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Governance, People & Resources that provided information about the audit of the council’s 2021/22 Statement of Accounts and recommends approval of the 2021/22 audited accounts and the Letter of Representation on behalf of the council.

23.2      Councillors West, Hugh-Jones, Atkinson, Meadows, Yates and Helen Aston asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

23.3      Resolved- That the Audit & Standards Committee:

1)             Notes the results of the public inspection of the accounts (paragraph 5).

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

3)             Approves the audited Statement of Accounts 2021/22 (Appendix 3) for publication.

4)             Delegates authority to the Chief Finance Officer for any final wording and/or immaterial adjustments to the accounts prior to publication.