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Decision to Opt In to the National Scheme for Auditor Appointments
Decision Maker: Audit & Standards Committee, Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report asks members to consider
recommending to Full Council opt in to the National Scheme for
Auditor Appointments, for the appointment of the council's external
auditor, with Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) as the
'appointing person'.
Decision:
That the Audit & Standards Committee:
1) Note the requirements relating to the appointment of an External Auditor to the Council for 2018/19.
2) Note the letter of invitation from PSAA for the Council to opt into the national scheme for auditor appointments (Appendix 2).
3) Recommends that Council opt-in to the national scheme and adopt PSAA as the appointing person for the Council including in the prescribed acceptance form a request for a collaborative auditor appointment with Surrey County Council and East Sussex County Council.
4) Recommends that the Council delegate the process of acceptance of the invitation to the Executive Director of Finance & Resources as the council’s S151 Officer.
Report author: Nigel Manvell
Publication date: 11/01/2017
Date of decision: 10/01/2017
Decided at meeting: 10/01/2017 - Audit & Standards Committee
Accompanying Documents:
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