External auditor's Audit Findings Report

The Audit Findings Report summarises the key issues arising from the work that the Council’s external auditor, Grant Thornton, carries out on East Sussex County Council and East Sussex Pension Fund during the year. This includes their opinions on the financial statements of the County Council and the Pension Fund.

These reports are always published in arrears and are normally reported to the Council during the calendar year following the audit.

After the audit is finished the auditor will issue a certificate of completion, however for 2020/21 Grant Thornton are not yet able to issue this as there are a number of areas of work still ongoing in respect of:

  • the Council’s arrangements for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources
  • the consistency of the pension fund financial statements of the Council included in the Pension Fund Annual Report with the pension fund financial statements included in the statement of accounts
  • Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) Component Assurance statement for the year ended 31 March 2021

Downloads

Audit Findings Report 2020/21 [4.1 MB] [pdf]

Addendum to Audit Findings Report 2020/21 [1.1 MB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2019/20 [332.7 KB] [pdf]

Audit Findings Report 2019/20 [971.5 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2018/19 [505.8 KB] [pdf]

Audit Findings Report 2018/19 [615.0 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2017/18 [79.6 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2016/17 [174.5 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2015/16 [320.7 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2014/15 [177.5 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2013/14 [453.0 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2012/13 [128.2 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2011/12 [371.3 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2010/11 [443.4 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2009/10 [200.7 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2008/09 [207.9 KB] [pdf]

Annual audit letter 2007/08 [279.4 KB] [pdf]