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Update of Closure of Accounts 2019.20

 

 

Meeting: 16/06/2020 - Governance Committee (Item 35)

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Report of the Deputy Director of Finance attached.

Minutes:

The Deputy Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) presented a report updating on the closure of accounts for 2019/2020. 

The deadlines for the closure of the Council’s accounts have been amended by the Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The audited financial statements for 2019/2020 are to be published by 30 November 2020.  A meeting of the Governance Committee will be arranged prior to the 31 August 2020 to consider the draft financial statements.

It was reported that the Council was on track to deliver the financial statements in accordance with the revised timescales.

RESOLVED:  (Unanimously)

That the progress on the closure of accounts for 2019/2020 included the revised deadlines for submission of the draft accounts and sign off of the final accounts be noted.