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Item AU 19/16 referred from Audit Committee minutes of 1 April 2019

Item AU 19/16 referred from Audit Committee minutes of 1 April 2019

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute AU 19/16 be approved.

The report is produced to inform the Council of how the Audit Committee has provided independent assurance on the adequacy of the risk management framework, the internal control environment and the integrity of the financial reporting and annual governance processes.  It is recommended that the report is presented to the Council to support this assurance.

The report of the Chairman of the Audit Committee aimed to inform the Council of the means by which the Committee had provided independent assurance to those charged with governance on the adequacy of the risk management framework, the internal control environment and the integrity of financial reporting and annual governance processes.  The report summarised the work carried out by the Committee during 2018/19 and concluded that the required assurance set out in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Guidance had been provided by the Audit Committee to those charged with governance.  The Leader of the Council thanked the Chairman and the members of the Audit Committee for their due diligence over the previous twelve months.

RECOMMENDED:  That the Annual Report be presented to the Council as independent assurance on the adequacy of the risk management framework, the internal control environment and the integrity of the financial reporting and annual governance processes.

*Referred to Council