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Shropshire
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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Wenlock Room, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. View directions

Contact: Shelley Davies  Committee Officer

Items
No. Item

26.

Apologies for Absence / Notification of Substitutes

Minutes:

26.1  No apologies for absence/notification of substitutes had been received.

 

27.

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

Minutes:

27.1  The Chairman reminded Members that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

28.

Public Questions

To receive any questions from the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 14.

 

Minutes:

28.1  No public questions had been received.

29.

Third line assurance: Findings Report Shropshire Council 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 567 KB

The report of the Engagement Lead is to follow.

Contact: Mark Stocks (0121) 232 5437

 

Minutes:

29.1  The Committee received the report of the External Auditor – copy attached to the signed Minutes – which summarised the key matters arising from the audit of Shropshire Council’s financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2018.  The report also set out the value for money conclusion for the Council.

 

29.2  The Engagement Lead advised that the audit of the Council’s financial statements had been completed and he anticipated that an unqualified opinion would be given, along with an unqualified value for money conclusion. 

 

29.3 The Engagement Lead noted that there was no change to the materiality calculation and confirmed that there were no material concerns around the Council’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

29.4 It was reported that the most significant issue identified as part of the audit related to the accounting for the Council’s Jersey Property Unit Trust (JPUT) as outlined in pages 10 & 11 of the report. The Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance explained that the Council had declined to adjust the accounts in relation to this issue and it was noted that this would not affect the qualification of the accounts.

 

29.5  The Engagement Lead highlighted a number of key actions for the Council with regard to its IT disaster recovery plan and digital transformation plan.

 

29.6  RESOLVED:

 

That the contents of the report be noted.

30.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on the 13 September 2018 at 1:30pm.

Minutes:

30.1  RESOLVED: That it be noted that the next scheduled meeting be held on Thursday 13 September 2018 at 1.30 pm.

 

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