Scrutiny Committee - 25/10/2023

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held remotely on 25th October, 2023.

Present:-

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 27th September, 2023 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 2022/2023 - ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

(a) DRAFT AUDIT STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

(i) Dundee City Council

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 314-2023).

(ii) Dundee City Council Charitable Trusts

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 315-2023).

(iii) Lord Provost of Dundee Charity Fund

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 316-2023).

(iv) The Dundee Trust

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 317-2023).

(v) Fleming Trust

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 318-2023).

(b) EXTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT

The above report was submitted, noted and approved (Report No 313-2023).

(c) DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL 2022/2023 ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT - RESPONSE TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT

There was submitted Report No 312-2023 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services in response to the external audit of Dundee City Council for the year to 31st March, 2023.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note 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 2022/2023 Annual Accounts noted above;

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

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

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

(v) to note that the External Auditors Report would also be considered by the City Governance Committee in due course, together with each of the Audited Annual Accounts noted in the report.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.