Issue - meetings

          Council considered a copy of the External Auditor’s Report 2023/24 which was presented by Michael Green on behalf of Grant Thornton UK LLP.

          A number of key recommendation and improvement recommendations were shown within the report along with management’s responses to those recommendations. In addition, two Statutory Recommendation had been made (Appendix 1) which the Council was required to consider, confirm whether the recommendations were accepted and if so how they would be addressed.

          On behalf of the Council, Councillor Dennett thanked Mr Green for the report.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the contents of the Auditor’s Annual Report 2023/24 shown in the Appendix 2 be noted;

2)    the two Statutory Recommendations highlighted within the Auditor’s Annual Report 2023/24 be noted; and

3)    the Council’s responses to the Statutory Recommendations as detailed in Appendix 1, be approved.