Agenda

To receive apologies for absence from the meeting.

To be notified of the appointment of any Substitute members for the meeting.

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

You are also invited to disclose any dispensations that have been granted to you in relation to any matters appearing on the agenda.

You are also requested to complete the Declarations of Interest Card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before the end of the meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2022

To receive an update on the corporate risks managed by the Director of Resources.

To give consideration to an update on the progress made in relation to the completion of the 2021/22 Audited Annual Financial Report.

To give consideration to the proposed Accounting Policies to be used in the compilation of the 2022-23 Annual Statement of Accounts.

To give consideration to an update in relation to the closure of the 2022-23 accounts.

To give consideration to a programme of core business to be examined by the Committee during 2023-24.

To give consideration to a report which sets out a self-assessment of the Authority’s Audit Committee arrangements for 2022-23.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update on the last meeting of the North East Committee Chairs’ Forum.

The Committee will be requested to pass the following resolution:

Resolved that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

To give consideration to the Strategic Audit Plan which sets out Internal Audit’s planned programme of work for 2023/24.