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The Corporate Audit Committee is required to report back annually on its work to Council under its Terms of Reference. Appendix 1 details the work carried out by the Committee for the period July 2020 to December 2021.

As part of its work. the Corporate Audit Committee resolved at its meeting on the 15^th December 2021, to recommend to Full Council that they approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1^st April 2023.

The Council considered the annual report of the Corporate Audit Committee for the period July 2020 to December 2021. As part of its work, the Corporate Audit Committee resolved at its meeting on the 15th December 2021, to recommend to Full Council that they approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1^st April 2023.

On a motion from Councillor Hal McFie, seconded by Councillor Richard Samuel, it was

RESOLVED unanimously that

1.  The Annual Report of the Corporate Audit Committee is noted; and

2.  To approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1st April 2023 and that the Council’s Chief Financial Officer (S151) writes to PSAA to formally accept the invitation to opt into the national scheme before the deadline of Friday 11^th March 2022.

The Corporate Audit Committee is required to report back annually on its work to Council under its Terms of Reference. Appendix 1 details the work carried out by the Committee for the period July 2020 to December 2021.

As part of its work. the Corporate Audit Committee resolved at its meeting on the 15^th December 2021, to recommend to Full Council that they approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1^st April 2023.

The Council considered the annual report of the Corporate Audit Committee for the period July 2020 to December 2021. As part of its work, the Corporate Audit Committee resolved at its meeting on the 15th December 2021, to recommend to Full Council that they approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1^st April 2023.

On a motion from Councillor Mark Elliott, seconded by Councillor Brian Simmons, it was

RESOLVED unanimously to recommend to Council on 16^th December that

1.  The Annual Report of the Corporate Audit Committee is noted; and

2.  The Council approve the use of Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) to carry out the re-procurement of External Auditors to be appointed to B&NES Council for the 5-year period commencing 1st April 2023 and that the Council’s Chief Financial Officer (S151) writes to PSAA to formally accept the invitation to opt into the national scheme before the deadline of Friday 11th March 2022.