The Head of Finance & Risk presented the report of the Director of Pensions which provided a copy of the report to be taken to the next Pensions Committee in relation to Grant Thornton’s audit of the Fund’s Statement of Accounts for 2022/23. As part of audit the auditors asked management to respond to a number of questions and those responses were to be reviewed and endorsed by Pensions Committee at its next meeting, to support them in their responsibilities in relation to the financial reporting process and to provide assurance that the Fund has adequate processes and oversight in place to minimise the risk of error. The questions and answers were presented in the report.

Resolved – That the report be noted.