Issue - meetings

To receive a letter from Grant Thornton outlining the certification work they have undertaken for Mid Devon District Council for the year ended 31 March 2017.

The Committee had before it, and NOTED, a letter * from Grant Thornton outlining their certification work for the Council for the year ended 31 March 2017.

A number of issues were referred to which had been identified as a result of the certification work, however, it was explained that almost all local authorities had some issues identified that would be brought to their own committees with responsibility for Governance, therefore this was not unusual.

Reference was made to one case where the software system had not correctly treated a claim and the software company had been unable to provide a fix for the issue. The question was asked as to whether the software company would be liable for any additional costs in relation to this. The Director of Finance, Assets & Resources stated that if this were to be the case he would certainly take this up with them.

Note: * Report previously circulated; copy attached to the signed minutes.