Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the Annual External Audit Report 2006/07 issued by the Council’s former External Auditor (KPMG LLP). The report related to the findings from work undertaken by the External Auditors as part of the 2006/07 Audit and Inspection Plan. The report acknowledged clear improvements in a number of areas including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget monitoring arrangements.  The report also contained recommendations for further actions and a management response had been included for each of the recommendations.   Following Discussion it was

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the Annual External Audit Report for 2006/07 be noted; and

(b)       that the management responses to the recommendations in the Annual External Audit Report for 2006/07 be endorsed and that officers be requested to include these issues in the new Improvement Plan as appropriate; and

(c)        that thanks be expressed to KPMG LLP and in particular to Mr. A. Cardoza for the assistance they had provided.