Agenda item

External Audit - Annual Report on grants and returns 2016/17

 

The Committee will receive a report of the External Auditor summarising the work undertaken on the Council’s 2016/17 grant claims and returns including the work completed under the Public Sector Audit appointment certification arrangements, on the work undertaken on other grants/returns under separate engagement terms, detailing the certification work on the Housing Subsidy Benefit claim and outlining the fees for undertaking this work.

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee received a report of the External Auditor summarising the work undertaken on the Council’s 2016/17 grant claims and returns including the work completed under the Public Sector Audit appointment certification arrangements, on the work undertaken on other grants/returns under separate engagement terms, detailing the certification work on the Housing Subsidy Benefit claim and outlining the fees for undertaking this work.

 

Ms A Warner, representing the External Auditor, commented that a qualification letter had been issued in relation to the testing of Rent allowances and rebates.  These had been minor in nature.  In addition, one minor adjustment had been necessary to the Housing Subsidy claim which had had no impact on that claim.  No adjustments had been necessary to the other grants and returns as a result of the certification work which was the same as in previous years.  It was noted that Barnsley was in no different situation to most other Authorities in relation to the qualification of Housing Subsidy Benefit Claims and the areas identified were very minor compared to the overall value of the claims.

 

The fees charged were in line with the indicative fee set by the Public Sector Audit Appointment certification arrangements in relation to the Housing Benefit Subsidy Grant and the fees for other engagements were subject to agreement directly with the Council.

 

RESOLVED that the Annual Report on grants and returns 2016/17 be received.

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