Decision details

The Clerk gave a brief introduction to this item. The draft report had been presented to an earlier meeting of the Charter Trustees and members had been advised that a couple of queries were still being worked through, which is why the final report had come through so late. The Clerk stated it was important for the Charter Trustees to consider the report and any action required. He had taken on board a number of their recommendations around how to correctly complete the Annual Governance Return.

During the discussion of this item, Members made comments and asked questions which included:-

·       Councillors requested further information on the recommendations that had been made.

·       The Clerk clarified that in the first year of operation the Charter Trustees had been given a budget by the Council and there were ways that the information had to be presented that had to be clarified.

·       The recommendations made by the External Auditor on how to complete the Annual Governance Return had been taken on board and actioned such as Staff costs.

RESOLVED that the Charter Trustees considered the Final External Auditor Report for 2020-21 and considered that no further actions were required.