Issue - meetings

Report of Grant Thornton enclosed.

Grant Thornton submitted a report for members information on the progress in delivering the 2020/21 audit. Work had been completed on the Council’s financial statements and were reported to committee in the Audit Findings report in November 2021. An unqualified opinion had since been issued on 29 November 2021.

The value for money work was continuing and would be reported as part of the Annual report at the end of February 2022. Certification of claims and returns was also ongoing .

The report also included a summary of emerging national issues and developments, as well as a number of challenge questions for the committee to consider.