Issue - meetings

Financial statement report, Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement attached.

Members received the financial statements and Annual Governance Statement for 2015/16. It was moved by Councillor Hall, seconded by Councillor Surtees and

RESOLVED –

(i)            The audited Annual Governance Statement and financial statements for 2015/16 be approved;

(ii)           The draft management letter of representation requested by the external auditors be noted.

Annual Governance Statement and Statement of Accounts attached for endorsement prior to approval by Council.

The Audit Committee gave consideration to the Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement. In response to a member’s question it was noted that staff absence was monitored by managers and the process led by Human Resources, and members acknowledged that there had been a reduction in sickness absence.

RESOLVED – the report be endorsed and RECOMMENDED to Council.

Draft Annual Governance Statement attached.

Consideration was given to the draft Annual Governance Statement and Statement of Accounts and it was reported that no control issues were highlighted. It was explained that the unaudited accounts would be published the same week. Attention was drawn to the new layout of the document.

RESOLVED – the draft Annual Governance Statement and unaudited Statement of Accounts be approved for publication.