Issue - meetings

Report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services

Ms Vance from Forvis Mazars the Council’s External Auditors presented the Draft Annual Audit Report which summarises the progress on the audit process for 2023/24 and provides the Group with commentary on the Council’s arrangements to secure economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.

Ms Vance advised the Group that the report was very positive given the continued pressures and backlog of audits across the financial sector and that no major concerns had been raised and no actions are required in relation to the report.

The Director for Finance and Corporate Services thanked Ms Vance and the external audit which he advised reflected the Council’s excellent position and a good starting point when setting future budgets.

The Chair echoed the Director’s comments and complimented officers on the quality of reporting and for being further ahead with completion of the audit than in the previous year.

It was RESOLVED that the Governance Scrutiny Group note the Receipt of the Annual Audit Report at Appendix A.