Agenda

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026 7.00 pm

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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 330 KB

The Minutes of the last meeting of the Audit Committee held on 14 April 2026

4.

MATTERS ARISING

5.

DRAFT STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2025/2026 & DRAFT AGS pdf icon PDF 196 KB

Report from the Director of Finance

Unaudited Draft Statement of Accounts

Draft Annual Governance Statement

Additional documents:

6.

EXTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 627 KB

Report from Bury’s External Auditors

7.

CORPORATE RISK REGISTER pdf icon PDF 507 KB

Report from S.151 Officer

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Additional documents:

8.

INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT 2025 -2026 pdf icon PDF 220 KB

Report from Senior Auditors

Appendix A

Additional documents:

9.

INTERNAL AUDIT STRATEGY FRAMEWORK AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES & TARGETS FOR 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Report from the S.151 Officer

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Additional documents:

10.

GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS SELF-ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (QAIP) 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 324 KB

Report from the S.151 Officer attached

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Additional documents:

11.

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 507 KB

Report from the S.151 Officer

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Additional documents:

12.

FINANCIAL PROCEDURE RULES AND SCHEME OF DELEGATION pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Report from S.151 Officer

13.

CONSTITUTION UPDATE - DELEGATED OFFICER POWERS **FOR INFORMATION ** pdf icon PDF 369 KB

Report from the Monitoring Officer

Appendix D

Additional documents:

14.

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.

 

15.

INTERNAL AUDIT - AUDIT REPORTS AND FOLLOW UPS/ SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT

Report from the S.151 Officer

Report from the S.151 Officer

16.

COUNTER FRAUD PROGRESS REPORT

Report from the S.151 Officer

Appendix