Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 17th February, 2026 7.00 pm

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Venue: Town Hall

Contact: Andrea Tomlinson  Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members of the Audit Committee are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any of the matters on the agenda and, if so, to formally declare that interest.

 

3.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING pdf icon PDF 282 KB

The Minutes of the last meeting of the Audit Committee held on

4.

MATTERS ARISING

5.

COUNCIL IMPROVEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 653 KB

Report from S.151 Officer attached

6.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 172 KB

Report from the Director of Finance attached

Appendix 1 – 2024/25 Audit Strategy and Completion Report – Report from Forvis Mazars attached

Appendix 2 - 2025/25 Unaudited Statement of Accounts - attached

Appendix 3 – 2024/25 Annual Governance Statement - attached

Additional documents:

7.

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 403 KB

Report from S.151 Officer attached

Appendix A Attached

Appendix B Attached

Appendix C Attached

Additional documents:

8.

TERMS OF REFERENCE pdf icon PDF 108 KB

Report attached

Draft Terms of Reference attached

Additional documents:

9.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider passing the appropriate resolution under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business since they involve the likely disclosure of the exempt information stated.

 

10.

INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS & FOLLOW UPS

Report from the S.151 Officer attached

11.

INTERNAL AUDIT - INVESTIGATIONS

Report from the S.151 Officer attached