Issue - meetings

To consider the Certification of Claims and Returns – Claims and Returns Organised by Local Authorities.

The Committee considered the Certification of Claims and Returns – Claims and Returns Organised by Local Authorities report. 

During the discussion of this item, the following points were made:

·         There were certain grants that the Council received that were required to be audited: Teachers’ Pension Return, Pooling of Housing Capital Receipts Return and Review of Sub Contracting Arrangements for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).

·         Members were advised that the deadline for Pooling of Housing Capital Receipts Return had changed from 30 November to 7 February resulting in no Audit result at the time of the meeting.  Members would be informed of any queries that arose from this audit.

·         It was also noted that the Council no longer had an audit on the Review of Sub Contracting Arrangements for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) as the level of spend on sub-contracting arrangements had fallen below the £100k threshold for Audits.

·         The Committee was asked whether they wished to keep this report as an annual item on the Committee’s work programme.  It was agreed that in future it should be reported by exception.

RESOLVED:  That

1)         the Audit Certification Reports 2018/19 for the Teachers’ Pension Return be noted;

2)         it be noted that the deadline for Pooling of Housing Capital Receipts Return has changed from 30^th November to 7^th February resulting in no Audit result at the time of this meeting however Audit Committee to note the information provided which is subject to the Audit.

3)         it be noted that the Council no longer have an audit on the Review of Sub Contracting Arrangements for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) as the level of spend on sub-contracting arrangements have fallen below the £100k threshold for Audits.