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External Audit Plan 2023/24

 

 

Meeting: 23/07/2024 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 280)

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Purpose

To receive the 2023/24 Audit Plan from Bishop Fleming, the Council’s external auditors.

 

Recommendation

That Audit and Governance Committee resolves to:

  1. Consider and note the Bishop Fleming Audit Plan for 2023/24

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Minutes:

Adam Marshall from Bishop Fleming introduced the item, the purpose of the item was for the Audit and Governance Committee to receive the 2023/24 Audit Plan from Bishop Fleming, the Council’s external auditors.

 

Councillor Len Wilkins arrived at 16:09, and apologised to the Chair for his late arrival to the meeting.

 

The external auditor responded to members’ questions as follows;

  • Bishop Flemming were new to the sector, but had recruited people who were familiar with Local Government to aid their expansion. Adam Marshall, the senior Audit Manager had experience in the public sector in Wales, and Alex Walling, the Public Sector Audit Director had extensive experience with Local Authorities.
  • Audit Fees were set by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSSA, so the Council had little impact on it.
  • The latest set of accounts for 2023/24 were due to be approved in October 2024, and Bishop Fleming were on track to achieve this.
  • The Deputy Chief Executive would be in communication with Bishop Fleming to ensure that members had sufficient time to review the reports.

 

RESOLVED: That the Audit and Governance Committee NOTED the report.

 

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