Annual Audit and Inspection Letter 2006

The District Auditors Annual Audit and Inspection Letter for 2005/06 has been received and will be considered by the Audit Committee on 28 June 2007. The main messages for the Council in the report were:

• An unqualified opinion was given on the Council’s 2005/06 financial statements. The Council had adequate arrangements in place for achieving value for money.

• The Council's score for use of resources has increased compared to last year and it is now assessed as performing well, consistently above minimum requirements.

• The Council has made a number of improvements to its services. This is in the context of being the second lowest spending district council in England. The Council is improving in its priority areas. The IDeA's corporate peer review, undertaken in December 2006, commented that it was making great strides in improvement, had good plans for improvement and was now a vibrant, ambitious and focused council. Such a good focus on priorities supports better services.

The full text of the Audit and Inspection Letter and the Use of Resources can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

Audit and Inspection letter (pdf file, opens in new window)

Use of Resources report (pdf file, opens in new window)