Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Chair of the Audit Committee.

The former Chair of the Audit Committee (Councillor Stuart Corris) submitted the Audit Committee Annual Report for 2021/22 (copies of which had been circulated) summarising the work of the Audit Committee during the 2021/22 Municipal Year.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (and Section 151 Officer).

The CIPFA best practice publication ‘A Toolkit for Local Authority Audit Committees’ recommends that an Annual Report is prepared by the Chair of the Audit Committee.

The aim of the report (appendix 6) is to:-

·         demonstrate how the Audit Committee has fulfilled its terms of reference during the financial year and how it is fully committed to helping to improve the Council’s governance and control environments during the year ahead.

·         outline how the committee’s activities during the financial year are designed to make a positive contribution to the continual improvement of governance arrangements across the Council, as well as performing the statutory roles as identified in the Constitution

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

Officer Contact: John Pearsall on 0161 474 4033 or email: john.pearsall@stockport.gov.uk.

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive (and Section 151 Officer) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated).

The CIPFA best practice publication ‘A Toolkit for Local Authority Audit Committees’ recommends that an Annual Report is prepared by the Chair of the Audit Committee.

The report (appendix 6) aimed to:-

·         demonstrate how the Audit Committee had fulfilled its terms of reference during the financial year and how it is fully committed to helping to improve the Council’s governance and control environments during the year ahead.

·         outline how the committee’s activities during the financial year were designed to make a positive contribution to the continual improvement of governance arrangements across the Council, as well as performing the statutory roles as identified in the Constitution.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.