Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report by the Operational Director - Finance, which presented for information the draft response provided to the annual letter to the Board from Grant Thornton, the Council’s external auditors, regarding their year-end audit of accounts work.

            The Appendix to the report outlined the draft responses provided to a number of questions contained in a letter from Grant Thornton, which it was proposed to provide to them in order to assist with their year-end audit of accounts.

            Arising from the discussion the Board raised a number of issues around the employment of external solicitors, risks due to the impact of future Government funding to local authorities and the potential risks around Cheshire Pension Fund.

            RESOLVED: That the draft responses shown in the Appendix be provided to the Council’s external auditors.