Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

There were no petitions or requests to address the meeting.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There was no urgent business.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 22 March 2010 and 19 May 2010.

The Minutes of the meetings held on 22 March 2010 and 19 May 2010 were agreed as correct records and signed by the Chairman.

This is an opportunity for the Committee to scrutinise the 2009/10 Statutory Accounts in advance of the 23 June 2010 meeting of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee. The Statutory Accounts will be distributed to Committee Members by the Finance Team on 11 June 2010.

The Chief Financial Officer and the Head of Finance submitted the Draft Statutory Accounts for 2000/10 for the Committee’s consideration. The Chairman advised the Committee that this was an opportunity for Members to examine the draft Statement in detail and question Officers on the content.

During the course of the review Members of the Committee made 32 observations including questions and comments which were duly responded to by Finance Officers. The Head of Finance advised the Committee that the draft Statement of Accounts (Subject to Audit) 2009/10 would be circulated to Members together with a summary of the amendments made ahead of the Committee’s 23 June 2010 meeting at which Members would be requested to approve the draft Statement of Accounts (Subject to Audit) 2009/10.

The Head of Finance circulated the draft Annual Report and Summary of Accounts 2009/10 and advised the Committee that the final version would be circulated in advance of the 23 June 2010 meetings at which Members would be requested to sign off the document.

The Chairman advised the Committee that Councillors Atack and Wood, who had submitted apologies for the meeting, would be meeting separately with the Finance Team to review the Statutory Accounts 2009/10. All Committee Members were also invited to contact the Finance Team with any further questions or comments they may have.

The Committee thanked all staff in the Closedown Team for their hard work in preparing the Statutory Accounts 2009/10 and responding to all of their comments and questions.