A representative from the Council’s External Auditor, EY, will present an update on the audit of 2020/21 financial statements and the following year’s statements and Value for Money assessments.

The Committee received a covering report on behalf of the Council’s External Auditor EY providing an update on the audit of 2020/21 financial statements and progress made with the following years’ statements and Value for Money assessments.  Maria Grindley and Adrian Balmer, EY, were present and addressed the Committee on the progress of the audit of the Council’s Final Accounts for 2020/21 and the next steps to completing as much as possible of the 2021/22 and 2022/23 audit of accounts by the Government’s September 2024 deadline.

Resolved:      

(1)        That EY’s update for 2020/21 financial statements be noted;

(2)        That EY’s update for future audit work be noted.