Agenda item

The following documents were tabled:

• Summary of movements between Financial Statements issued on 7

October 2011 and 19 Oct, 2011

• Statement of Responsibilities

·   External Auditors Annual Governance Report 2010/11 - Supplementary

Information

The Deputy Mayor invited Mr P Sharman, the District Auditor, to address the Council, following which Members asked a number of questions of detail about the External Auditor’s Annual Governance Report 2010/11.  Following the completion of the questioning:

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Pantelic,

(a)  That the report and the amendments to the accounts as tabled be noted.

(b)  That the Letter of Representation be approved.

(c)  That the Audit Commission’s Section 11 Recommendations (R1 and R2) be accepted and the Council’s response and actions be agreed as set out in A1 and A2 of the tabled paper.

(d)  That the Statement of Accounts be approved and signed in line with good practice.

The recommendations were put and carried by 23 votes, to 0 votes, with 9 abstentions.

Resolved-

(a)  That the report and the amendments to the accounts as tabled be noted.

(b)  That the Letter of Representation be approved.

(c)  That the Audit Commission’s Section 11 Recommendations (R1 and R2) be accepted and the Council’s response and actions be agreed as set out in A1 and A2 of the tabled paper.

(d)  That the Statement of Accounts be approved and signed in line with good practice.