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 22 March 2023.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update in relation to the completion of the 2021-22 Audited Annual Statement of Accounts.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update on the closure of the 2022-23 Accounts.

To give consideration to a report which provides the outcome of the review of the Authority’s systems of control as set out in the Annual Governance Statement.

To give consideration to a revised Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme for the Internal Audit Service

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 items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update on the Authority’s management of its key corporate risks.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update on the Counter Fraud work undertaken in the financial year to 31 March 2023 and the savings resulting from the work carried out.

To give consideration to a report which provides an update on the key outcomes of Internal Audit’s work undertaken between November 2022 and May 2023.

To give consideration to a report which sets out the final monitoring statement in respect of the Strategic Audit Plan for 2022-23

To give consideration to a report which provides the Chief Internal Auditor’s annual opinion on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the Authority’s framework of governance, risk management and control.