Decisions for issue Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21

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.