Agenda and minutes
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 26th July 2018 were approved and signed as a correct record.
(Moved by Councillor C Cooke and seconded by Councillor M Summers)
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor R Kingstone |
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Report of the Assistant Director Partnerships) Minutes: The Chair changed the order of business in the agenda, Moving item 9 up.
The Council’s Code of Practice for carrying out surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) specifies that quarterly reports will be taken to Audit & Governance Committee to demonstrate to elected members that the Council is complying with its own Code of Practice when using RIPA
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.
When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation.
Minutes: There were no declarations of Interest. |
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Member Training - Role of the Audit and Governance Committee (Presentation from the External Auditors) Minutes: The role of the Audit and Governance Committee was presented to the Committee by Mr J Gregory on Behalf of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) It was also mentioned that this would be the last meeting he would be attending and will be replaced by Mr P Jones.
The Audit and Governance Committee Thanked Mr Gregory for his work. |
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Annual Audit Letter 2017-2018 (Report of the External Auditors) Minutes: The Annual Audit Letter 2017/18 of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.
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Audit Progress Report (Report of the External Auditors) Minutes:
(Moved by Councillor J Faulkner and seconded by Councillor C Cooke)
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Annual Report on the Treasury Management Service and Actual Prudential Indicators 2017/18 (Report of the Executive Director Finance) Additional documents: Minutes: The Executive Director Finance Presented the Annual Report on the Treasury Management Service and Actual Prudential Indicators 2017/18 approved by Council on 11th September 2018
(Moved by Councillor M Gant and seconded by Councillor R Claymore)
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Risk Management Quarterly Update (Report of the Assistant Director Finance) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Assistant Director Finance reported on the Risk Management process and progress to date for the current financial year.
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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Annual Review (Report of the Assistant Director People) Additional documents: Minutes: The Executive Director People advised the committee of the contents of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Report Letter for the year ended 31st March 2018 in relation to complaints against the Council
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Internal Audit Update Report 2018/19 Quarter 2 (Report of the Head of Audit & Governance) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Audit and Governance reported on the outcome of Internal Audit’s review of the Internal Control, Risk Management and Governance framework in the 2nd quarter of 2018/19 – to provide members with assurance of the ongoing effective operation of an Internal Audit function and enable any particularly significant issues to be brought to the Committee’s attention.
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Counter Fraud Update (Report of the Head of Audit & Governance) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Audit and Governance provided members with an update on the Counter Fraud work completed to date during the 2018/19 financial year.
(Moved by Councillor M Summers and seconded by Councillor M Greatorex)
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Audit and Governance Committee Timetable (Discussion Item) Minutes: The Committee reviewed and agreed the timetable.
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