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Audit & Standards CommitteeWednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm
December 11, 2024 View on council websiteSummary
The Audit & Standards Committee meeting on 11 December 2024 was scheduled to receive the External Auditors Audit Completion Report 2018/19 - 2022/23 and the associated Statement of Accounts. The meeting was also scheduled to receive an update on the Internal Audit Activity for the period October to November 2024.
External Auditors Audit Completion Report 2018/19 - 2022/23
The Committee was scheduled to receive the External Auditors Audit Completion Report for the years 2018/19 to 2022/23. The Committee received a report from the external auditors KPMG1 at its meeting on 20 November 2024, when Dean Gibbs of KPMG noted the internal ongoing work that has been undertaken between the council and KPMG and the final report is upcoming
. The report itself was not available at the time the agenda was published, but was to be circulated to Councillors before the meeting. This was also the first time that the Statement of Accounts 2018/19-2022/23 was scheduled to be presented to the committee.
Internal Audit Activity Report
The Committee was scheduled to receive a report on the Internal Audit Activity for the period October to November 2024. This was to include a review of the outcomes of the work of the Internal Audit service, and the identification of any issues for further consideration by the committee. The previous Internal Audit Activity Report, which covered the period August to September 2024, was discussed at the Committee's meeting on 20 November 2024. During that meeting Councillor Russell Perrin asked why there had been a slip in the General Ledger to moderate assurance.
Councillor Russell Perrin asked why the process had slipped in reference to the general ledger lapsing into moderate assurance, due to the control process.Jacqueline Van Mellaerts, the Assistant Director of Finance, advised that she was looking into it.Jacqueline Van Mellaerts advised she is looking into this, and this is something she will update Councillor Russell Perrin and the Committee of the findings once she has reviewed the recommendation prior to its due date.
The Committee was also scheduled to review and approve the Internal Audit Charter2
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KPMG are one of the 'big four' accounting firms. They provide audit, tax and advisory services. They act as external auditors to Harlow Council. External Auditors are appointed to scrutinise the accounts of public bodies and to report on them to the public. ↩
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An Internal Audit Charter is a formal document that defines the purpose, authority, and responsibility of the internal audit activity within an organisation. ↩
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