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Report of the Interim Chief Finance Officer

1.1 At its meeting on 25 November 2020, Members considered the External Auditor’s Audit Findings Report (AFR) on the Council’s financial statements, which summarised the significant outcomes, conclusions and recommendations from their work to date.

1.2 At that time, whilst the external auditors had completed the substantial proportion of their audit of the financial statements, there remained a number of elements where further work was required. Following the completion of the work, the External Auditor issued a revised Audit Findings Report, which members considered on 26 January 2021.

1.3 The revised AFR contained 13 new recommendations and follows up on 5 recommendations from prior years.

1.4 Management responses were considered at Audit Committee on 26 January 2021 and are identified in Appendix 1. This report provides updates on progress in implementing action to meet the recommendations also identified in Appendix 1.