Decision details

Annual Audit Letter 2013/14 - JAN15/CAB/12

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet received a report following a referral from the Council’s External Auditor (PriceWaterhouseCoopers).

 

The purpose of the report was for Cabinet to consider and respond to the Annual Audit Letter for 2013/14, prepared jointly by the Council’s external auditors PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

 

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED:

 

To approve the Annual Audit Letter for the financial year 2013/14.

Reasons for the decision:

The Council was required to consider the statutory Annual Audit Letter and make appropriate arrangements in response to recommendations.

Alternative options considered:

The External Auditor may take on board responses received prior to its formal publication, although he had a duty to produce and arrange for the publication of the Annual Audit Letter as soon as reasonably practical. No specific alternative options were submitted to Cabinet for consideration.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

Annual Audit Letter 2013/14.

Audit opinion for 2013/14 financial statements.

Report to those charged with Governance (ISA (UK&I) 260).

 

Publication date: 02/02/2015

Date of decision: 02/02/2015

Effective from: 06/02/2015