Issue - meetings

Due to the timescale and print deadlines, the recommendations of the meeting of Cabinet held on 10 February 2022 will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting of Council.

Item CB 22/22 referred from the Cabinet minutes of 10 February 2022.

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 22/22 be approved.

Item AU 22/3 referred from Audit Committee of 24 January 2022

Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Audit Committee meeting held on 24 January 2022 (as set out at Minute Number AU 22/3).

RECOMMENDED:  That the Borough Council opt into the appointing persons arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited for the appointment for external auditors for the five consecutive financial years commencing 1 April 2023.

*Referred to Council

To recommend to Cabinet and subsequently Full Council that this Council opts into the appointing person arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors.

The Director of Finance and Transformation recommended that the Council opted into the appointing person arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors.

It was reported that the Borough Council had previously opted into the PSAA national auditor appointment arrangements covering the five year period 2018/19 to 2022/23.  It was now time to consider external audit arrangements for the period commencing April 2023 and the national appointing arrangements made by the PSAA remained the preferred option.

RECOMMENDED:  That the Borough Council opts into the appointing persons arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited for the appointment for external auditors for the five consecutive financial years commencing 1 April 2023.

*Referred to Cabinet