Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Strategic Finance

The external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, have completed their audit of the Council’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2010.  The audited accounts incorporating the audit certificate and the external audit report 2009-2010 (attached and referred to at item 10 above) were considered by the Council on 6 December 2010 and were now before the Audit Committee for consideration.  The audit certificate contains no qualifications and the external audit report highlights key issues for the attention of Members.

Decision

Noted the audited accounts, the terms of the audit certificate and the external audit report and that the Audit Committee will monitor the action plans agreed in response to individual audit reports that have been issued during the year.

(Reference: Report by Head of Strategic Finance dated 11 November 2010, 2009-2010 Annual Accounts and Report on the 2009-2010 Audit by Grant Thornton UK LLP dated 3 December 2010, submitted)

Appendices 2 and 3 of the Report by Head of Strategic Finance

The external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, had completed their audit of the Council’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2010. The Audited Accounts were submitted for consideration together with the Audit Certificate which the Council were asked to note contained no qualifications. The Head of Strategic Finance advised that the external audit report would be considered at the 6 December Council Meeting.

Decision

The Council noted the Audited Accounts and the terms of the Audit Certificate.

(Ref: Report by the Head of Strategic Finance dated 11 November 2010, 2009/2010 Annual Accounts and Audit Certificate, submitted)