Venue: Port Talbot Civic Centre, Committee Rooms 1/2
Contact: Cabinet
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Minutes of the previous Audit Committee held on 28 June, 2017 PDF 78 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: that the
minutes of the meeting held on 28 June, 2017, be noted. |
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Matters Arising Minutes: The
lay member requested that the minutes be amended to reflect that a discussion
was held regarding the current situation in relation to the position of
Director of Social Services Health and Housing which is being carried out on an
interim basis. Officers
provided an update and also provided details of the current position in
relation to recent HMRC regulations (known as IR35) which deal with payments
made for services provided by intermediaries. |
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Wales Audit Office - Audit of Financial Statements Report PDF 142 KB Minutes: Members
received an update from the Wales Audit Officers on the Audit of Financial
Statements Report 2016/17, for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. It
was highlighted that the Council acted as a pilot for the early closure of
Local Government accounts, Wales Audit Officers confirmed they had received
draft financial statements for year ended 31 March 2017 on 31 May 2017, a week
earlier than 2015/16 and the agreed deadline of 7 June, 2017, four weeks before
the statutory deadline of 30 June, 2017. It
was noted that as detailed in the circulated report during the Audit, one
misstatement was identified in the financial statements. After discussions
Officer’s concluded that this did not have a material impact and made the
decision not to adjust. Members
thanked all Officers involved for the hard work that had gone into meeting
these deadlines and thanked Wales Audit Officers for their continued support. Wales
Audit Officers stated that they will carry on engagement with the team and will
share with others the achievements of Neath Port Talbot. RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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Statement of Accounts 2016/17 PDF 106 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Members were asked to
consider and approve the Statement of Accounts 2016/17, following the
completion of external audit. It was noted that the
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
the Code of Practice. Members stated that a
training session on the final accounts process would provide them with a better
understanding. This will be provided next year prior to the 2017/18 draft final
accounts being brought to Audit Committee. RESOLVED:
that the 2016/17 Statement of Accounts are approved. |
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The Role of Audit Committee - Presentation Minutes: Members
received a presentation from Officers regarding the Role of Audit Committee. |
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Access to Meetings Minutes: RESOLVED: that pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act
1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved
the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12, 13 and
14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. |
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Private Item Minutes: There were no Declarations of
Interest from Members regarding this item. A lengthy discussion took
place regarding the contents of the private report. It was ultimately agreed
that The Chairperson would write to the Chief Executive requesting an update on
the current position as well as details of any reviews that have taken place in
the intervening period. RESOLVED: that the report be
noted, and the Chairperson will update
members at the next Committee. |