Agenda item

The Corporate Governance and Assurance Manager submitted a report which detailed the updates to the 2022-23 work programme, with the work programme appended.

The Committee were informed that the 26^th April 2023 meeting had now been re-scheduled to 31^st May 2023 to accommodate the new timetable for consideration of the draft Accounts and draft Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23.

Steve Loach, Head of Corporate Finance and Business Partnering advised the Committee that a consultation was currently on-going in respect of the statutory audit deadlines for the 2022/23 Accounts.  He agreed to provide a further update at the March meeting regarding the timetable for the External Audit of the Council’s 2022/23 Accounts. 

It was noted that the Financial Regulations had been deferred to the next meeting – 15^th March 2023.

RESOLVED

i)           That the updated work plan be noted.

ii)          That an update be provided at the March meeting in relation to the timetable for the External Audit of the Council’s 2022/23 Accounts.