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URGENT – Larger Councils’ Accounting Update & Consultation

Date/Time: Tuesday 24th November 2009, from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Hilton London Metropole

10.00 – 11.00 Registration, Tea & Coffee with Egg/Bacon butties

11.00 – 11.10 Welcome (Alan Fairchild, External Affairs Officer, SLCC)

11.10 – 11.50 Background to dis-application of SoRP, introduction to FRSSE including timetable for consultation and views from delegates (George Wisz, Manager, Limited Assurance Audits, Directorate of Audit Policy and Practice, Audit Commission)

11.50 – 12.05 Tea & Coffee and Comfort break

12.05 – 13.05 Technical update and Q & A's PANEL (Peter Lacey, NALC & Somerset Association of Local Councils, Stuart Wilbur, RBS Software Solutions & Derek Kemp, DCK Beavers Ltd.)

13.05 – 13.50 Lunch & Networking (Hot buffet in Fiamma Restaurant)

13.50 – 14.35 External Audit perspective on audit arrangements for Band C councils (Debbie Edwards, Policy Manager – Local Government & Housing, Audit Commission)

14.35 – 14.50 Tea & Coffee and Comfort break

14.50 – 15.35 Legal update (Power of well being limitations, disclosure of information at audit, electronic payments and other issues) (George Wisz, Manager, Limited Assurance Audits, Directorate of Audit Policy and Practice, Audit Commission)

1535 – 16.00 SLCC financial advice service for Clerks/RFO's to larger local councils (Steve Parkinson, Vice-Chairman, NEC & Acting National Financial Advisor, SLCC)

16.00 Close with Tea & Coffee before departure