Issue - meetings
Audit Commission Annual Audit Plan
Meeting: 23/02/2012 - Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee (Worcs Shared Services Partnership was dissolved on 31st March 2016. A new partnership was agreed on 1st April 2016 Worcs Regulatory Services Board) (Item 33)
33 Audit Commission Annual Audit Letter 2010 - 2011 
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A copy of the Audit Commission Annual Audit Letter for 2010/2011 was considered.
The Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources, Bromsgrove District Council introduced the report and highlighted that Worcestershire Shared Service had been implemented in June 2010 and therefore the accounts represented a 10 month period. An unqualified opinion had been issued by the Audit Commission for this period and this opinion had been presented in detail to the Joint Committee in September 2011.
The Annual Audit Letter as detailed at Appendix 1 of the report summarised findings from the 2010/2011 Audit. The following 2 elements were considered:
§ Audit of financial statements
§ Assessment of Value for Money arrangements
Members were advised that the Audit Commission had made a number of recommendations in the Audit Letter. These had been considered by officers and discussed with the Audit Commission and it had been agreed that processes were now in place to address the issues raised. These were:
§ Accounts should be allocated to more than one officer
§ A clear plan should be agreed by the Commission
§ Reporting of certain items need to be more defined between participating Councils
§ Working papers to be improved
The Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources, Bromsgrove District Council provided Members with detailed information on the figures shown on page 3 of the Audit Commission, Annual Audit Letter Audit 2010 / 2011, Key Messages, Audit opinion and financial statements.
The Committee was informed that the accounts for 2011 / 2012 would be audited to reflect the regulatory services body being classed as a Smaller Relevant Body. This would result in a simple Annual Return being prepared and therefore an anticipated reduction in fee.
RESOLVED that the recommendations included in the Audit Commission, Annual Audit Letter 2010 / 2011 be noted.