Report No. 196/2018 was received from the Director for Resources, the purpose of which was to present a brief progress update provided by the external auditors.

Mr Della Rocca, Director for Resources, welcomed Mr Paul Harvey (Engagement Manager - Grant Thornton) to his first meeting of the RCC Audit and Risk Committee.

During discussion the following points were noted:

i.      Mr Harvey confirmed that the report was an initial progress report and that the Committee would be provided with an update at each meeting.  Mr Harvey confirmed that there had been a handover with KPMG and that the relevant dates for future work could be found in the timetable;

ii.     It was confirmed that the first full report in January would be received by the Committee in advance of the Council receiving the 2019/20 Budget in February; and

iii.    Miss Waller asked members to look at the “Challenge questions” in the report and feedback on areas they would like to cover in future meetings or training sessions.

RESOLVED

The Committee RECEIVED the External Auditors Progress Report and Sector Update.