Agenda item

Appointment of External Auditor.

The Head of Finance, HR and Business Support referred Members to a letter from the Audit Commission to the Treasurer of the Joint Committee, confirming the appointment of BDO LLP as the appropriate Auditor for Smaller Relevant Bodies within the Cleveland and Durham area.  Members understood that this was in line with the information as given and noted at the previous agenda item.  The Head of Finance, HR and Business Support added that BDO LLP were the Auditors for the Mountsett Crematorium and were based in Southampton and they audited remotely, requesting information electronically.

Resolved:

That the Members of the Central Durham Crematorium Joint     Committee note the change of Auditor as a consequence of the change in the definition of Smaller Relevant Bodies.