Agenda item

The Cabinet Member for Governance presented the Annual Audit Letter for 2016/17 submitted by KPMG, the Council’s external auditors.

The annual audit letter summarised the outcome from the audit of the Council’s financial statements and assessment of arrangements to achieve value for money in the use of resources. The letter confirmed that KPMG had issued an unqualified conclusion on the arrangements to secure value for money for 2016/17 and an unqualified opinion on the financial statements for 2016/17 on 26 September, 2017, confirming that the Council had appropriate arrangements in place to secure economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources and that the financial statements gave a true and fair view of the Council’s financial position and its expenditure and income for the year.

RESOLVED -

That KPMG’s Annual Audit Letter for 2016/17 be received.