Issue - meetings

Draft audit report summarising the findings from the audit of the Authorities 2015/16 financial statements and of any work undertaken to assess the Councils arrangements to secure value for money in its use of resources.

The Committee considered the report of the Section 151 Officer detailing the External Audit – Audit Results Report.  The Audit Commission’s Code of Audit Practice required the Council’s External Auditor to report to “those charged with Governance” on the work carried out to discharge their statutory audit responsibilities together with any governance issues identified.

RESOLVED

(i)  That the External Auditor’s “Audit Results Report” as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be noted; and

(ii)  That the Management Representation Letter as detailed in Annex E of Appendix 1 of the report be approved.