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No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D Maycock and P Thurgood

2.

Appointment of the Vice-Chair

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED that Councillor B Price was elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

3.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 20th April 2023 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)

 

4.

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.

5.

Auditor's Annual Report pdf icon PDF 4 MB

(Report of the External Auditors)

 

Minutes:

External Auditor’s, Grant Thornton, presented their Annual Report 2021/22.

 

RESOLVED:

That Committee endorsed the report.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

6.

External Audit Plan pdf icon PDF 5 MB

(Report of the External Auditors)

Minutes:

External Auditor’s, Grant Thornton, presented their Audit Report for the Year Ending 31 March 2023.

 

RESOLVED:

That Committee adopt the report.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

 

7.

Internal Audit Annual Report and Quarterly Update pdf icon PDF 67 KB

(Report of the Audit Manager)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Audit Manager of Internal Audit’s Annual Report (Appendix 1), which includes results for Quarter 4 to 31st March 2023.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Committee endorsed the Internal Audit’s Annual Report (Appendix 1), which includes the results for the Quarter 4 to 31 March 2023.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)

 

 

8.

Annual Governance Statement and Code of Corporate Governance pdf icon PDF 64 KB

(Report of the Chief Executive)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Chief Executive to submit the refreshed Annual Governance Statement and Code of Corporate Governance for Audit & Governance Committee’s approval.

 

RESOLVED:

That the proposed be approved by the Committee:

 

1.

The Annual Governance Statement (for inclusion in the annual statement of accounts) at Appendix 1; and

 

2.

Code of Corporate Governance at Appendix 2.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)

 

 

9.

Risk Management Quarterly Update Qt4 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

(Report of the Assistant Director, Finance)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Assistant Director, Finance to report on the Risk Management process and progress for Quarter 4 of the 2022/23 financial year.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Committee endorsed the Corporate Risk Register.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor B Clarke and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

10.

Audit and Governance Committee Timetable

(Discussion Item)

Minutes:

The Committee reviewed the timetable, there were no changes

11.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following 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 and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public”

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That members of the press and public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

 

(Moved by Councillor S Doyle and seconded by Councillor B Clarke)

 

12.

FHSF Risk

(Report of the Assistant Director, Growth and Regeneration)

Minutes:

Report of the Assistant Director, Growth & Regeneration to update the Committee on FHSF Risks.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Committee

 

1.

Endorsed the report; and

 

2.

Endorsed the risk register.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)