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Audit Commission Annual Governance Report & Statement of Accounts 2009/2010 (To Follow)

 

 

Meeting: 27/09/2010 - Audit Board (this committee has been combined with the Audit, Standards & Governance Committee and no longer meets) (Item 21)

21 Audit Commission Annual Governance Report & Statement of Accounts 2009/2010 pdf icon PDF 90 KB

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Minutes:

A copy of the Annual Governance Report for 2009/2010 was considered.  The Chairman welcomed Ms. J. Hill from the Audit Commission to the meeting. Ms. J. Hill informed Members she would present the report in the absence of Ms. L. Cave, District Auditor, who had submitted her apologies.

 

The Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources informed Members that, following the External Audit of the Accounts for 2009/2010, a number of minor issues and amendments had been raised by the Audit Commission. Officers had accepted these minor revisions and the revisions to the Statement of Accounts.

 

Ms. J. Hill asked the Board to consider the matters raised in the report before approving the financial statements, the letter of representation on behalf of the Council and the response to the proposed action plan.

 

Ms. J. Hill highlighted that Ms. L. Cave had expressed her gratitude in the report for the co-operation and good working papers she had received from officers which had allowed her to substantially complete the report.  It was noted that an unqualified opinion on the financial statements had been issued.

 

Councillor C. R. Scurrell requested that the Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Resources thanked officers for their hard work and the co-operation given to the Audit Commission.

 

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the recommendations included in the Annual Governance Report 2009/2010 be noted;

(b)       that the revised Statement of Accounts 2009/2010 be approved;

(c)        that having considered the matters raised in the report the financial  statements be approved;

(d)       that the letter of representation on behalf of the Council be approved; and

(e)       that the response to the proposed action plan be agreed.