Meeting:	Audit & Governance Committee
Meeting date:	17/03/2025
Report of:	Director of Finance (S151 Officer)
Portfolio of:	Councillors Lomas and Baxter (job-share), Executive Members for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion

Audit and Governance Committee Report: Auditors Annual Report & Fee Variance letter

Subject of Report

1. The purpose of this report is to summarise the work undertaken by Forvis Mazars for the year ending 31 March 2024 as the Council’s external auditors.  This can be found at Annex A.

2. Forvis Mazars also present the Fee Variance letter for 2023/24, found at Annex B.

Recommendation and Reasons

3. Note the matters set out in the Annual Report  and Fee Variance letter presented by the external auditor.

Reasons

To ensure the proper consideration of the work of the external auditor in respect of the annual audit of accounts and review of the council’s arrangements for ensuring value for money.

To ensure communication of variations to the scale fee for 2023/24 as required by the PSAA’s (Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd) terms of appointment.

Contact details

For further information please contact the authors of this Report.

Author

Name:	Emma Audrain
Job Title:	Technical Accountant
Service Area:	Corporate Finance
Report approved:	Yes
Date:	07/03/2025

Annexes

A – Auditors Annual Report February 2025

B – Fee Variance Letter 05 March 2025