Audit Committee

Thursday, 5 December 2002 at 10 am

Present:  Councillors Calvert, Hill, Mitchell, McGhee, O’Rourke and White.

Chair:    Councillor Mitchell presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Depute Chief Executive, Director of Education Services, Director of Finance, Director of Legal & Support Services, Director of Social Work & Housing Services, Head of Environmental & Consumer Services, Head of Leisure & Community Support Services, Senior Internal Auditor and Managing Solicitor (Litigation/Advice).

Present Also:  Mrs Angela Cassels, Chief Auditor, and Mr David Richardson, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland, External Auditors.

Apologies:   Councillors Jackson, McCabe and Robertson (Y).

967

External Auditors’ Annual Report to Members 2001/2002

967

There was submitted a report dated 2 December 2002 by the Chief Executive on the Annual Report by the Council’s External Auditors, Audit Scotland, for the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, a copy of which was appended to the report, and advising of the main issues to be addressed as set out in the Executive Summary.  

Mrs Cassels addressed the Committee on a number of items contained in the Report and both she and Mr Richardson answered questions from Members.

Decided:

(1)  that the Committee note the matters raised in respect of the audit of the 2001/2002 Accounts, the comments by the External Auditors and the matters to be addressed; and

(2)  that the Action Plan detailed in Appendix A be agreed and implemented by the appropriate Officers.