Statement of Internal Control

The purpose of this report is to inform the Audit Scrutiny Committee of the new Accounts & Audit Regulations 2003 which have been introduced as a new requirement on local authorities to publish a Statement of Internal Control with the annual statement of accounts.  In order to produce this, the District Council must have in place a framework that can give assurance that its systems of internal control are working effectively.

This report sets out how the Council should set up processes for the establishment, maintenance and review of a system of internal control and risk managements to establish proper practice for the form and content of a Statement of Internal Control (SIC).