Independent auditors' statement
Independent auditors' statement to the members of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
We have examined the summary financial statement which comprises the summary consolidated income statement (statutory basis), balance sheet, the summary directors' report and the summary remuneration report.
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with section 251 of the Companies Act 1985. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, for our audit report or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement in accordance with United Kingdom law. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial statement within the Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement with the full annual accounts and the directors' remuneration report, and its compliance with the relevant requirements of section 251 of the Companies Act 1985 and the regulations made thereunder.
We also read the other information contained in the Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement as described in the contents section and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statement.
Basis of opinion
We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 ‘The auditors' statement on the summary financial statement' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. Our report on the company's full annual financial statements describes the basis of our audit opinion on those financial statements and the part of the directors' remuneration report described as having been audited.
Opinion
In our opinion, the summary financial statement is consistent with the full annual accounts, the directors' report and the directors' remuneration report of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc for the year ended 31 December 2006 and complies with the applicable requirements of section 251 of the Companies Act 1985 and the regulations made thereunder.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
Edinburgh
28 February 2007
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