To receive a report from the Council’s External Auditor.

Karen Murray and Tommy Rooney (Mazars) were in attendance to introduce a report setting out current progress in delivering the responsibilities of the External Auditor. Interim detailed work and testing had been undertaken, and there were no significant matters which currently required reporting to the Committee. Further reports would be made to the Committee in due course, in the normal way. Members’ attention was drawn to a schedule of national publications of potential interest to the Committee in carrying out its work. The Committee was also advised of the background to the 2019/20 External Audit Fee Letter, including an agreed addition to the 2018/19 provisional fee arising from work undertaken following an enquiry from an elector.

            RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.