Issue - meetings

The Chair introduced the Committee’s Annual Report setting out the role of the Committee, the changes because of the Covid-19 pandemic, savings delivered by the Council’s Audit Team and the work undertaken during the Municipal Year 2019/20. The Chair expressed his thanks to the Audit Committee Members, officers, and the External Auditors for their endeavours over the past year.

Councillor Kevin Small asked a question in general about how all audit companies were maintaining standards and ensuring the quality of audits, given issues at some councils and other sectors. With the consent of the Chair and the questioner, Barrie Morris (external auditor) undertook to address this under the agenda item on the Statement of Accounts.

Resolved - That the Audit Committee: Annual Report 2019/20 be noted.