Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 8th April, 2025 7.00 pm

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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 348 KB

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

4.

MATTERS ARISING

5.

UPDATE ON TRAINING

6.

CORPORATE RISK REGISTER pdf icon PDF 550 KB

A report from the Section 151 Officer is attached.

Appendix A

Appendix B

Additional documents:

7.

MEMBERS DISCRETIONARY GRANTS pdf icon PDF 488 KB

A report from the Head of Governance is attached

Additional documents:

8.

UPDATE ON COUNCIL'S IMPROVEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 589 KB

Report from the Section 151 Officer is attached

9.

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 501 KB

A report from the Section 151 Officer is attached

Appendix A

Appendix B

Additional documents:

10.

AUDIT CHARTER 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 230 KB

A report from the Section 151 Officer is attached.

Additional documents:

11.

AUDIT STRATEGY 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 733 KB

A report and Appendix A from the Section 151 Officer is attached

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Additional documents:

12.

ANNUAL AUDIT PLAN 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 480 KB

A report from the Section 151 Officer is attached

13.

COUNTER FRAUD PLAN 2025/2026 pdf icon PDF 345 KB

A report from the Section 151 Officer is attached

Appendix A

Additional documents:

14.

EXTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 649 KB

A report from Forvis Mazars is attached

15.

EXTERNAL AUDITORS ANNUAL REPORT pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Report from Forvis Mazars attached

16.

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.

 

17.

AUDIT INVESTIGATIONS REPORT

Report from the Section 151 Officer is attached

18.

INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS - FOLLOW UPS

Report from the Section 151 officer attached

19.

COUNTER FRAUD UPDATE

Report from the Section 151 Officer attached

Appendix attached