Issue - meetings

The Director for Finance, Performance and Risk introduced the report which updated Members on the progress made in response to the statutory recommendations from the Council’s previous external auditors, EY, and the Finance Peer Review conducted by the Local Government Association. 

The Chair thanked the Director for Finance, Performance and Risk for the report.

Clarification was sought on when the new structure of the Finance Team would be ‘signed off’ by the Executive.

It was clarified that ‘sign off’ would come from Leadership Team as soon as possible.

Thanks were given to the Finance Team for their progress, and their hard work was echoed by the Director for Finance, Performance and Risk.

It was moved by Councillor Nicholls and seconded by Councillor Deering that that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved.

After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, this motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the progress made to date on the Statutory and the Finance Peer Review Recommendations and consider and comment on the actions taken so far be noted.