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Report of the Head of Devon Audit Partnership (DF/22/57), attached.

The Committee considered the Report of the Head of Devon Audit Partnership (DF/22/57) setting out the revenue outturn position 2021/22, the balance sheet as at 31 March 2022, the Accounting Statement, the Annual Internal Audit Report for 2021/22 and the Annual Governance Statement.

Members noted in particular:

·         The outturn position for 2021/22 showed a small financial surplus of £1,200.

·         Increased costs due to temporary staff recruited to meet additional request for services from  partners and clients.

·         Transport costs had been considerably less than expected due to staff working from home during the pandemic.

·         The overspend on Supplies and Services was mainly due to costs relating to ICT support and the purchase of additional laptops to aid employees as they continued to work from home.

·         Reserves remained at a healthy £222k.

·         The requirement for a small bodies return had been removed, however the return contained some good elements of governance and enabled effective year on year comparisons to take place and would therefore remain "good practice" to continue.

It was MOVED by Councillor Hackett, SECONDED by Councillor Finn and

RESOLVED

(a)      that the DAP 2021/22 revenue outturn position be noted.

(b)      that the DAP balance sheet as at 31 March 2022 and the balances contained be noted.

(c)       that the Accounting Statement, prepared in accordance with the (former) small bodies return format, be noted.

(d)      that approval be given for the Chair to sign the Annual Governance Statement.

(e)      that the Annual Internal Audit Report for 2021/22 be noted.

Report of the Head of Devon Audit Partnership (CT/21/61), attached.

The Committee considered the Report of the Head of Devon Audit Partnership (CT/21/61) setting out the revenue outturn position 2020/21, the balance sheet as at 31 March 2021, the Accounting Statement, the Annual Internal Audit Report for 2020/21 and the Annual Governance Statement.

Members noted:

·        a ‘zero’ revenue outturn position for 2020/21 for the Partnership overall.

·        the proposed uplift to the audit programme for schools, which will replace some of the school audit work lost in 2020/21.

·        the revenue outturn position of DAP for 2020/21 is ‘zero’ meaning that there will be no surplus to allocate to Partners but also no requirement to draw from the DAP reserves for any potential “loss”.

·        reserves remain at a healthy £221k.

·        the requirement for a small bodies return has been removed, however the return contained some good elements of governance and enabled effective year on year comparisons to take place and will therefore remain "good practice" to continue.

It was MOVED by Councillor Roome, SECONDED by Councillor Hackett and

RESOLVED

(a)       that the DAP 2020/21 revenue outturn position be noted.

(b)       that the DAP balance sheet as at 31 March 2021 and the balances contained be noted.

(c)        that the Accounting Statement, prepared in accordance with the (former) small bodies return format be noted.

(d)       that approval be given for the Chair to sign the Annual Governance Statement.

(e)       that the Annual Internal Audit Report for 2020/21 be noted.