Issue - meetings

Dewi A. Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present report.

To approve the CJC’s revised Annual Return for 2024/25 (post external audit). It has been duly completed and certified by the Statutory Finance Officer for the CJC (Appendix 1).

The report was presented by Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance.

RESOLVED:

To approve the CJC’s revised Annual Return for 2024/25 (following external audit). It had been duly completed and certified by the Statutory Finance Officer for the CJC (Appendix 1).

DISCUSSION

It was reported that the Corporate Joint Committee's Annual Return 2024/25 was being presented to the Members, following an audit by Audit Wales. It was highlighted that this Return had been submitted to the Corporate Joint Committee in draft form along with an out-turn report on 13 June.

As with the Economic Ambition Board's accounts, it was noted that there had been a change to the Return due to the payments run, worth £13 thousand, which had run on 31 March. It was explained that this amount had been shown as "creditors" and money in the bank as the money had not gone out of the account, but the auditors were again of the view that it should be included as "cash in transit" as there was no current commitment in respect of the debt at the end of 31 March.

The Chair was asked to sign the Return before it was sent to Audit Wales, and the Corporate Joint Committee was asked to approve the revised CJC Annual Return for 2024/25 (following external audit). It was noted that it had been duly completed and certified by the CJC's Statutory Finance Officer.

The officer was thanked for the update.