Issue - meetings

To receive the statement of accounts for 2023/24.

The Finance Manager provided the Committee with an update on the audit of the Council’s accounts for 2023/24 and advised that they were seeking approval of the Statement of Accounts and delegated authority to make any final changes required to the Statement of Accounts prior to publication.

Members heard that in accordance with the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 and associated Amendment regulations, the Chief Financial Officer certified the draft statement of accounts in May 2024. These were presented to Audit Committee on the 29 May 2024, made available for public inspection and provided to the external auditors to undertake the audit of accounts. The Committee were asked to note that at the time of the meeting KPMG had substantially completed the audit and that Members would be notified of any further material changes as appropriate. However these were expected to finalised ahead of the statutory backstop date.

Members thanked the Finance Manager for the update and upon being put to a vote it was:

RESOLVED - that:

a)    The 2023/24 Statement of Accounts be approved

b)    Delegated authority be granted to the Chair to sign the Letter of Representation and;

c)    delegated authority be granted to the Director: Finance, People & IDT, following consultation with the Chair, to make any final changes required to the Statement of Accounts prior to publication