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Statement of Accounts 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23

 

 

Meeting: 19/07/2023 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 7)

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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which provided an update on the progress of the audit of the Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 and 2021/22 as well as the production of the Statement of Accounts for 2022/23.

 

The Committee queried the regulations regarding external auditors and the impact on future audit timescales. The Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services indicated there was a national issue with Local Authority external audit timescales and explained the complexity of the process.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

the timetable for completion of the external audit of the Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 and 2021/22 that is being conducted by Ernst and Young LLP be noted; and

 

(2)

the timetable for completion and publication of the draft Statement of Accounts for 2022/23 and the external audit of these accounts that is being conducted by Erns and Young LLP be noted.