Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor S Pritchard

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. 

There were no Declarations of Interest.

(Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) to be presented at the meeting)

The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.

(Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) to be presented at the meeting)

A presentation was given by Grant Thornton (External Auditor) on the Value for Money Report.

(Verbal Update from Grant Thornton (External Auditor))

Grant Thornton (External Auditor) gave a verbal update on Interim Audit Work.

(Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor))

The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

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

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services providing members with information on the application of the Statement on the Role of the Chief Finance Officer and the Statement of the Role of the Head of Internal Audit and the benchmarking of existing arrangements was considered.

(Report of the Director (Finance))

The Report of the Director of Finance containing the Draft Annual Statement of Accounts (the statement) for the financial year ended 31 March 2013 was considered.

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

The Report of The Head of Internal Audit Services reporting on the outcome of Internal Audit’s review of the internal control, risk management and governance framework in the 4^th quarter of 2012/13 and providing members with assurance of the ongoing effective operation of the internal audit function and enabling any particularly significant issues to be brought to the Committee’s attention was considered.

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services providing members with the findings of the review of the effectiveness of Internal Audit was considered.

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services providing Members with an update of Counter Fraud work completed to date during the financial year 2013/14 was considered.

(Information only)

The Audit and Governance Committee Self Assessment 2012/13 was noted by the Committee.