Agenda item

The Council’s External Auditor (Grant Thornton) will submit their Annual Audit Letter summarising the key findings arising from the work undertaken for the Council and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31^st March, 2019, detailing the reports issued to August 2019, the audit fees charged (including the way these have been calculated) and outlining the scope of the audit and outlining the arrangements for undertaking additional work for which separate fees were applicable.

The Council’s External Auditor (Grant Thornton) submitted their Annual Audit Letter summarising the key findings arising from the work undertaken for the Council and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31^st March, 2019, detailing the reports issued to August 2019, the audit fees charged (including the way these had been calculated), outlining the scope of the audit and the arrangements for undertaking additional work for which separate fees were applicable.

Mr G Mills, from Grant Thornton, reminded Members that their External Audit Governance Report had been approved by the Council at its meeting held on the 25^th July, 2019 and that an unqualified audit opinion had been issued in relation to the Authority’s financial and Value for Money statements.  This was a pleasing end to their first year as the Authority’s External Audit.

RESOLVD  that the Annual Audit Letter be received.