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EXTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT

Meeting: 22/04/2021 - Governance and Audit Committee (Item 48)

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The External Auditor will submit Document “AI” which provides the Committee with an update on progress in delivering their External Audit responsibilities in 2020/21.  The report also provides an update on non-audit assurance work completed in 2019/20 and summarises key national publications that might be of interest to Members.

 

Recommended –

 

That the report (Document “AI”) be considered and noted.

 

                                                            (Mark Outterside – 0191 3836300)

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved –

 

That the report (Document “AI”) was considered and noted.

 

                                                            (Mark Outterside – 0191 3836300)

 

Minutes:

The External Auditor submitted Document “AI” which provided the Committee with an update on progress in delivering their External Audit responsibilities in 2020/21.  The report also provided an update on non-audit assurance work completed in 2019/20 and summarised key national publications that might be of interest to Members.

 

Members were informed that the necessary documents had now been received and the 2019/20 audit certificate would be issued shortly and that the 2019/20 Housing Benefit work was now close to completion. It was reported that work had already started on the 2020/21 Accounts Audit.

 

Resolved –

 

That the report (Document “AI”) was considered and noted.