Karen Murray, Director for Grant Thornton, presented the External Audit update report to the Committee. The report included progress to date with the 2015/16 audit of accounts, Value for Money (VfM) conclusion and other work. It was noted that the outcome of External Audit's work would be reported to the Committee throughout the year.
The report also provided additional information on sector developments to the members of the Audit and Governance Committee as those charged with governance for the County Council.
Resolved: The External Audit update report as now presented be noted.