Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which outlined the results of the procurement process with regard to the appointment of the Council’s external auditors.

          It was reported that transitional arrangements for the Council’s external audit would expire at the end of the 2017/18 accounts audit. The Council had decided to opt-in to a sector-led procurement of external auditors, which was undertaken by the independent Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA). It was noted that following the procurement exercise, the PSAA proposed to award the Council’s current external auditor, Grant Thornton, the contract for the Council’s external audit, commencing on 1 April 2018 for five years. The award of the contract would be confirmed by the PSAA Board on 14 December 2017.

RESOLVED: That the proposed appointment of Grant Thornton (UK) LLP as the Council’s external auditors for five years commencing 1 April 2018, be noted.