To consider Report 69/2011 which summarised the findings from the certification of the 2009/10 claims.

Members noted Report 69/2011 which summarised the findings from the certification of 2009/10 claims.  Report 69/2011 included the messages that arose from the Audit Commissions assessment of Torbay Councils arrangements for preparing claims and returns and information on claims that the Audit Commission have amended or qualified.

Steve Brown of the Audit Commission informed Members that the overall conclusion of the certification of 2009/10 claims was that the control environment for managing grant claims at the Council was adequate, however there were some areas identified where the Council should strengthen its claims arrangements.