Scrutiny Committee - 18/11/2020

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held remotely on 18th November 2020.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd September, 2020 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL 2019/2020 - ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

(a) DRAFT AUDIT STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

(i) Dundee City Council

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 297-2020).

(ii) Dundee City Council Charitable Trusts

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 298-2020).

(iii) Lord Provost of Dundee Charity Fund

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 299-2020).

(iv) The Dundee Trust

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 300-2020).

(b) EXTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 301-2020).

(c) DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL 2019/2020 ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT - RESPONSE TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT

There was submitted Report No 302-2020 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services in response to the external audit of Dundee City Council for the year to 31st March, 2020.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of the draft External Auditor's Report including the completed action plan at Appendix 1 and, in particular, that Audit Scotland had indicated they would issue an unqualified audit opinion on each of the 2019/2020 Annual Accounts noted above;

(ii) endorsed the report as the Councils formal response to the External Auditor's Report;

(iii) instructed the Executive Director of Corporate Services to arrange for each of the Audited Annual Accounts noted above to be signed and then returned to the External Auditor;

(iv) instructed the Executive Director of Corporate Services thereafter to arrange for the above Annual Accounts, including copies of all audit certificates and accounts of the Councils subsidiary bodies to be published on the Councils website; and

(v) noted that the External Auditors Report would also be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee in due course, together with each of the Audited Annual Accounts noted above.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.