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Annual Performance Report 2013-14 Audit - Certificate of Compliance
Meeting: 10/12/2014 - Audit Committee (Item 41)
41 Annual Performance Report 2013-14 Audit - Certificate of Compliance 
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Decision:
That the positive Certificate of Compliance from the Auditor General for Wales in respect of the audit of the 2013-14 Annual Performance Report be noted.
Minutes:
Ms. Amanda Hughes of Wales Audit Office (WAO) introduced the positive Certificate of Compliance from the Auditor General for Wales in respect of the audit of the 2013-14 Annual Performance Report. She explained the requirement under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (the Measure) for the Council to publish its assessment of performance before 31 October in the financial year.
Information was provided on background to the issuing of Certificates, which replaced the previous practice, to confirm that the Council had complied with its duties under Section 15 of the Measure.
In response to a query from Councillor Haydn Bateman, Ms. Hughes explained that the current period of austerity had brought about a change in emphasis to enable audit work to offer insight and add value for improvement, as opposed to merely compliance ‘tick box’ checking.
RESOLVED:
That the positive Certificate of Compliance from the Auditor General for Wales in respect of the audit of the 2013-14 Annual Performance Report be noted.