The Committee considered a report by Grant Thornton regarding the External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update (circulated previously).

The Head of Resources advised the committee of the following points (in the absence of the external auditors) in the External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update:

·         The Certification of Housing Benefit would be started shortly and would be concluded by the end of November 2019.

·         The report detailed the Audit deliverables of 2018/19 as completed, except for the Annual Certification Letter which was planned for December 2019.

RESOLVED that the External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update be noted.