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Agenda and minutes

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 30th June, 2011 6.00 pm, NEW

Venue: Committee Room 1, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ. View directions

Items
No. Item

10.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None

11.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 26th May 2011 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Munn and Seconded by Councillor R Cook)

12.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (personal and/or personal and prejudicial) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a personal interest or personal and prejudicial

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 personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

 

Minutes:

None

13.

Annual Audit Fee 2011/12 Letter

Report of the Audit Commission

Minutes:

The Report of the Audit Commission was considered.

 

Resolved:

That the contents of the report be endorsed and documented.

 

 

 

14.

Annual Governance Statement & Code of Corporate Governance

Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services

Minutes:

The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services informing Members of the Committee of the process followed in producing a Corporate Annual Governance Statement and revised code of Corporate Governance in accordance with statutory requirements, and to approve the proposed draft Statement and Code of Corporate Governance was considered.

 

Resolved:

That:

 

a)

The process followed was endorsed and the document setting out the current position within the Authority on the various sources of assurance and evidence was approved, and;

 

b)

The proposed Annual Governance Statement be agreed by the Committee as appropriate for presentation to the external auditor and for inclusion in the Annual Statement of Accounts, and;

 

c)

The proposed Code of Corporate Governance was agreed, and;

 

d)

A report in September will be made to the Committee on the progress of the Governance Action Implementation Plan

 

 

15.

Draft Accounting Policies 2010/11

Report of the Deputy Director Corporate Finance, Exchequer & Revenues

Minutes:

The Report of The Deputy Director Corporate Finance, Exchequer & Revenues seeking to approve the draft accounting policies adopted for the production of the 2010/11 Statement of Accounts was Considered.

 

Resolved

That:

 the draft Accounting Policies for the 2010/11 Statement of Accounts, detailed at Appendix 1 was endorsed.

 

 

16.

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 pdf icon PDF 27 KB

Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

The report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer was considered.

 

Resolved

That:

 the quarterly RIPA monitoring report was endorsed.