Decision details
Exceptional Financial Support: External Assurance Review
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To share the report of an ‘Assurance
Review’ undertaken by the Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) as part of the arrangements
associated with the Council receiving Exceptional Financial Support
(EFS) from the Government.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet:
(a) Noted and agreed the findings, conclusions and recommendations contained within the CIPFA External Assurance Review attached at Appendix A.
(b) Noted that many of the recommendations align with priorities already being addressed through the Council's Improvement Plan and Financial Sustainability and Recovery Strategy.
(c) Noted that progress against the recommendations will be reported quarterly to Cabinet as part of overall Improvement Plan update reports.
Report author: Paul Clarke
Publication date: 09/09/2026
Date of decision: 09/09/2026
Decided at meeting: 09/09/2026 - Cabinet
Date comes into force if not called in: 17/09/2026
Call-in deadline date: 16/09/2026
Current call-in Count: 0
Accompanying Documents:
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