Agenda

Audit Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 7.00 pm

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Venue: Committee Room A&B, 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 274 KB The Minutes of the last meeting of the Audit Committee held on Additional documents: 6.3.24 Audit Committee Questions (002) , item 3. PDF 247 KB
4.	RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE
4a	RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY PDF 792 KB Attached. Additional documents: Equality Impact Assessment June 2024 , item 4a PDF 444 KB
4b	RISK REGISTER PDF 603 KB Attached Additional documents: Appendix A Corporate Risk Register 2024-25 Q1 , item 4b PDF 785 KB Appendix B - Risk Matrix , item 4b PDF 195 KB
5.	INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT PDF 501 KB A report and appendices from the Council’s Section 151 Officer is attached. Additional documents: Appendix A - Internal Audit Progress Report Plan 2024.25 , item 5. PDF 283 KB Appendix B - Internal Audit Progress Report , item 5. PDF 187 KB
6.	EXTERNAL AUDITORS PROGRESS REPORT PDF 630 KB
7.	INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24 PDF 605 KB A report from the Head of Fraud, Audit, Insurance and Risk (FAIR) is attached.
8.	INFORMATION GOVERNANCE UPDATE PDF 517 KB The Councils Solicitor will provide a verbal update at the meeting, report attached.
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 - SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS View the reasons why item 10. is restricted A report from the Council’s Section 151 Officer is attached.
11.	DEEP DIVE - RISK View the reasons why item 11. is restricted
12.	LIMITED ASSURANCES REPORT View the reasons why item 12. is restricted
13.	INTERNAL AUDIT - AUDIT REPORTS View the reasons why item 13. is restricted A report from the Council’s Section 151 Officer is attached.
14.	PART B EXEMPT REPORT - COUNTER FRAUD TEAM ANNUAL REPORT 2023.24 View the reasons why item 14. is restricted A report from the Council’s Section 151 Officer is attached.
15.	PART B EXEMPT REPORT - COUNTER FRAUD TEAM Q1 PROGRESS REPORT 2024.25 View the reasons why item 15. is restricted A report from the Council’s Section 151 Officer is attached.