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In this two hour briefing for councillors, we take a look at the local government audit regime, the duties of the council and the role of the individual councillor.
We explorer the Internal Auditor’s role:
- who should be appointed?
- who makes the appointment?
- how the council can get the best from the audit?
Also covered:
- The Annual Governance Statement (Inc The New Assertion 10)
- The timetable of the external audit and what documents the council needs to adopt.
- Which councils are exempt from external audit
- The requirements of the Transparency Code
NB: this event is only offered in the first few months of the year to fit in with the end of the financial year (March 31st ).
Aimed at:
- All councillors no matter their length of service.
- There is a separate Clerks/Officer training event.