Decisions for issue Procurement and Appointment of External Auditors

That Audit & Standards Committee:

1)             Notes the requirements relating to the appointment of an External Auditor to the Council for the 2023/24 audit.

2)             Notes the letter of invitation from PSAA for the Council to opt-in to the national scheme for auditor appointments (Appendix 1).

3)             Recommends that Council formally agree to opt-in to the national scheme and adopt PSAA as the appointing person for the Council for the appointment of auditors for the period 2023/24 to 2027/28.

4)             Recommends that the Council delegates to the council’s Chief Finance Officer the authority to take all steps necessary or incidental to give effect to the decision in para 2.3 above.