Agenda

            Members and Officers are reminded to make any declarations of pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests that they may have in relation to items on this agenda and are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the item or as soon as the interest becomes apparent.

            Members and officer should make their declaration by stating :

a) the application they have the interest in

b) whether it is a pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial

c) the nature of the interest

d) if it is a prejudicial or pecuniary interest, whether they will be exercising their right to speak to the application

The Committee will be asked to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Audit & Governance Committee held on 25 July 2023.

To receive questions from the public (for a period of up to 15 minutes).

The report outlines the progress of the Council’s Internal Audit service against the approved Internal Audit Plan for 2022/23 from 1 April 2023.

[15 Minutes]

Each year the Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee is requested to provide a response to Ernst & Young (the Council’s external auditors) in respect of the oversight of management’s processes for identifying and reporting the risk of fraud and possible breaches of internal control in the Council.

[10 Minutes]

The CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy) Code of Practice for Treasury Management 2021 recommends that Members be updated on treasury management activities at least quarterly. The 2023/24 Treasury Management Strategy states this report will go to the Audit and Governance Committee in September. This report, therefore, ensures this Council is implementing best practice in accordance with the Code.

During the first quarter to 30^th June 2023, the Council complied with its legislative and regulatory requirements, including confirmation that the authorised limit was not breached.

[30 Minutes]

The Corporate Risk Register is reviewed and updated in line with the requirements of the Council’s Risk Management Framework.

Quarterly updates reflecting revisions are reported to the Audit and Governance Committee, this report highlights the changes since the last update.

It is proposed that the Committee considers and notes the revised Corporate Risk Register.

[15 Minutes]

The Council’s Risk Management Framework has been reviewed and updated to take account of changing legislation, government initiatives, best practice and experience gained within the Council.

This report highlights any amendments resulting from the review.

[15 Minutes]

The Committee is required to note the Work Programme for 2023/24.

[5 Minutes]