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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT BRIEFING

Meeting: 04/02/2019 - Audit Committee (Item 4.)

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To note the Local Government Briefing Paper for Quarter 3 prepared by Ernst and Young.

Decision:

The Committee received the Quarter 3 Local Government Audit Committee Briefing from the Council’s external auditors, Ernst and Young.

 

In response to a Member’s question, the Committee was advised that there was no financial penalty for late filing of the Statement of Accounts, but that it was more a reputational issue for Local Authorities and external auditors.

 

It was RESOLVED that the Local Government Briefing Paper for Quarter 3 prepared by Ernst and Young be noted.