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External Assessments

We receive a range of external assessments. Some of these are mandatory, such as the Annual Audit Letter, whilst others are voluntary, such as the Charter Mark Award.

The table below gives access to the most recent external assessments:

Assessment	Date of Assessment	Assessment Cycle	Assessment
Audit Commission	October 2009	Every year	Use of Resources (PDF: 701Kb / 27 pages)
Audit Commission	November 2009	Every year	Annual Audit Letter 2009 (PDF: 488Kb / 12 pages)
Audit Commission	November 2010	Every year	Annual Audit Letter 2010 (PDF: 259Kb / 17 pages)
Audit Commission	October 2011	Every year	Annual Audit Letter 2011 (PDF: 5.3Mb / 13 pages)
Audit Commission	September 2009	Every year	Annual Governance Report 2009 (PDF: 480Kb / 29 pages)
Audit Commission	September 2010	Every year	Annual Governance Report 2010 (PDF: 612Kb / 35 pages)
Audit Commission	September 2011	Every year	Annual Governance Report 2011 (PDF: 721Kb / 24 pages)
Audit Commission	October 2009	Every year	Use of Resources Auditor Judgements (pages 8 to 12)
Audit Commission	December 2007	No fixed cycle	Review of Internal Audit (PDF: 94Kb / 10 pages)
Audit Commission	February 2009	No fixed cycle	Setting High Ethical Standards (PDF: 276Kb / 13 pages)
Audit Commission	January 2009	No fixed cycle	Changing Organisational Culture - Fraud Awareness Survey (PDF: 375Kb / 34 pages)
Food Standards Agency	October 2004	No fixed cycle	FSA Audit (PDF: 115Kb / 23 pages)
Food Standards Agency	September 2007	No fixed cycle	FSA Committee Report (PDF: 26Kb / 3 pages)
Cabinet Office	November 2005	Every year	Charter Mark (PDF: 68Kb / 10 pages)
Centre for Assessment and Recognition (NW) Ltd	June 2009	Every three years	Investors in People (PDF: 224Kb / 13 pages)
Plain English Campaign	October 2010	Every year	Internet Crystal mark web site review (PDF: 279Kb / 3 pages)
Office of Surveillance Commissioners	December 2009	Every three years	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) (PDF: 121Kb / 22 pages)

The relevant assessment can be accessed by clicking on the highlighted assessment name in the table.

Contact Details:

D J Rawsthorn MA ACA CPFA
Director of Finance
Eden District Council
Town Hall
Penrith
Cumbria CA11 7QF

Telephone: 01768 817817

E-mail: dof@eden.gov.uk

Updated 08 December 2011