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External Auditor Appointment
Meeting: 06/02/2017 - Cabinet (Item 64)
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(Council Decision)
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The Assistant Director, Financial Services and Revenues, submitted a report which sought authorisation to opt into the national public sector scheme for the appointment of auditors.
Under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the council was required to appoint external auditors. The council could appoint external auditors either by opting into the Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) scheme, or by establishing an auditor panel and carrying out its own procurement exercise.
The report recommended that the council opt into the PSAA scheme. Opting into the scheme would minimise risks to the council by ensuring that external auditors were appointed in a timely fashion, using fewer resources than the alternative arrangements.
Regulation 19 of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015 specified that a decision to opt in to the PSAA scheme must be made by Full Council.
RESOLVED to recommend to Full Council that this council opts in to the appointing person arrangements made by Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors
The reason for this decision was:
An external auditor for the audit of accounts for 2018/2019 must be appointed before the end of 2017. The decision of Full Council is required.
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