Decision - Procurement and Appointment of External Auditors
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Procurement and Appointment of External Auditors
Decision Maker: Audit & Standards Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report asks the Audit & Standards
Committee to consider the proposal to opt-in to the sector-led,
national re-procurement and appointment of the council's external
auditor arrangements.
Decision:
That Audit & Standards Committee:
1) Notes the requirements relating to the appointment of an External Auditor to the Council for the 2023/24 audit.
2) Notes the letter of invitation from PSAA for the Council to opt-in to the national scheme for auditor appointments (Appendix 1).
3) Recommends that Council formally agree to opt-in to the national scheme and adopt PSAA as the appointing person for the Council for the appointment of auditors for the period 2023/24 to 2027/28.
4) Recommends that the Council delegates to the council’s Chief Finance Officer the authority to take all steps necessary or incidental to give effect to the decision in para 2.3 above.
Report author: Nigel Manvell
Publication date: 26/01/2022
Date of decision: 25/01/2022
Decided at meeting: 25/01/2022 - Audit & Standards Committee
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