Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

The Director of Corporate Resources and Section 151 Officer introduced a report, which was circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval of the Council’s Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21 and the Statement of Accounts for 2020/21.

The committee asked for their thanks to officers be placed on record.

Further to the publication of the report, an amendment to recommendation 2 was proposed as following:

Subject to approval of the Annual Governance Statement at recommendation 1, members approve the Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 (Appendix 2) subject to the outstanding items identified in the external auditors, Audit Completion Report 20/21 being finalised, and

To delegate authority for the final approval of the audited Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 to the Director of Corporate Resources and s151 Officer in consultation with the chair of the audit committee, subject to a satisfactory outcome of the outstanding items and to report back to the audit committee the detail of any changes, if required;

RESOLVED to:

1)     Approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21 (appendix 1);

2)     Subject to approval of the Annual Governance Statement at recommendation 1, approve the Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 (appendix 2) subject to the outstanding items identified in the External Auditors, Audit Completion Report 20/21 being finalised, and

Delegate authority for the final approval of the audited Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 to the Director of Corporate Resources and s151 Officer in consultation with the chair of the audit Committee, subject to a satisfactory outcome of the outstanding items and to report back to the audit committee the detail of any changes, if required;

3)     Note the narrative statement on pages 3 to 18 of the  Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 (appendix 2);

4)     Agree the Letter of Representation (appendix 3);