5 Technical Update - External Audit Progress Report and Report on Grants and Returns PDF 138 KB
To consider the report of the Council’s External Auditor KPMG.
Minutes:
Rob Andrews, Audit Manager from KPMG presented the progress report which provided Members with an updated position with regards to the delivery of their responsibility as the Council’s external auditor. The report highlighted the main technical issues which were currently impacting local government.
He also provided a summary of the work undertaken by KPMG on the Council’s 2016/17 grant claims and returns, explaining that the report included work completed under the Public Sector Audit Appointment certification arrangements and work completed on other grants/returns under separate engagement terms. Members were advised that there were no recommendations to the Council.
The Audit and Governance Committee noted the report.