Issue - meetings

That the Committee is assured by the content and observations of the Auditor General for Wales’ Annual Audit Summary Report for 2020/21.

The Chief Executive introduced the Annual Audit Summary for 2020/21 which summarised the findings of audit and regulatory work undertaken at the Council by Audit Wales (AW).  The report concluded positively that the Council has met its remaining legal duties for improvement planning and reporting during the period.  There had been no formal recommendations and work was underway on the two proposals for improvement arising from one of the reviews.

The report acknowledged the impact of the pandemic upon the level of comparative performance information, the Council’s focus on improving financial resilience and service recovery arrangements with oversight by the Recovery Committee.  Attention was drawn to planned work for 2021-22 including key issues facing all Councils arising from the pandemic.

The Strategic Performance Advisor confirmed that in line with the reporting protocol, the Council’s response would be agreed by Cabinet prior to consideration by the Governance & Audit Committee where the annual external regulatory report would also be shared, detailing progress on actions from proposals for improvement.

The recommendation was moved by Councillor Andy Williams and seconded by Councillor Haydn Bateman.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee is assured by the content and observations of the Auditor General for Wales’ Annual Audit Summary Report for 2020/21.