This resource is from the Committees section. This is report 6 of the 27 May 04 meeting of the Audit Panel and this report recognises that notification has been received of a change in the District Auditor appointed to the Authority’s external audit.

Sections available here:

• External audit appointment
  • Summary
  • A. Recommendation
  • B. Supporting information
  • C. Equality and diversity implications
  • D. Financial implications
  • E. Background papers
  • F. Contact details
  • Appendix 1

External audit appointment

Report: 6
Date: 27 May 2004
By: Treasurer

Summary

Notification has been received of a change in the District Auditor appointed to the Authority’s external audit.

A. Recommendation

That the report be noted.

B. Supporting information

1. At its meeting on 27 March 2003 the Panel considered a letter from the Audit Commission on the future arrangements for the auditing of the Authority which made a number of suggestions on how the audit might be carried out.

2. Following its consultation process, the Commission has confirmed the extension of the appointment of the existing audit supplier for the period up to 31 March 2006 (i.e. the Audit Commission London Region supported by KPMG on a sub-contract basis).

3. The Authority has recently been notified that Kash Pandya will have to be replaced as the District Auditor for the MPA audit under the Audit Commission’s rotation rules which limit the time that an individual can hold a senior post in relation to each audit. His successor will be Mike Haworth-Maden, whose details are set out in the attached correspondence (Appendices 1 and 2).

4. Jon Hayes who has been the audit manager on the MPA audit from its commencement is also moving off the account following his promotion to District Auditor. He is replaced by Neil Gray.

5. The fact that the current external audit arrangements were only extended to April 2006 creates some uncertainty about the audit supplier in the medium term. In view of the significant changes of personnel now taking place I have asked for clarification from the Audit Commission as to its current intentions for the future of the Authority’s external audit.

C. Equality and diversity implications

None arising directly from this report.

D. Financial implications

None arising directly from this report

E. Background papers

Letter from the Audit Commission

F. Contact details

Report author: Peter Martin, MPA.

For information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

Appendix 1

Appendix 1 is a letter regarding the appointment of the Auditor and is only available in hard copy from the MPA

The following is available as a PDF document:

• Appendix 2
  Correspondence regarding appointment of auditor

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