Agenda and minutes
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Appointment of Chair Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor M Gant be appointed as Chair.
(Moved by Councillor R Kingstone and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)
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Appointment of Vice-Chair Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor J Chesworth be appointed as Vice-Chair.
(Moved by Councillor M Gant and seconded by Councillor M Oates) |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 27 March 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.
(Moved by Councillor M Couchman and seconded by Councillor M Gant)
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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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Audit and Governance Committee Update (Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor)) Minutes: The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.
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Fee Letter 2014/2015 (Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor)) Minutes: The Report of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) was considered.
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Statement on the Roles of the Chief Finance Officer & The Head of Internal Audit Services (Report of the Executive Director – Corporate Services) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Report of the Executive Director – Corporate Services seeking to provide members with information on the application of the Statement on the Role of the Chief Finance officer and the Statements of the role of the Head of Internal Audit and the benchmarking of existing arrangements was considered.
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Draft Annual Statement of Accounts & Report 2013/14 (Report of the Director of Finance) Minutes: The Report of the Director of Finance setting out the Draft Statement of Accounts (the Statement) for the financial year ended 31 March 2014 was considered.
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Annual Governance Statement and Code of Corporate Governance (Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services) Additional documents:
Minutes: 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 seeking approval of the proposed draft Annual Governance Statement and Code of Corporate Governance was considered.
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Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and Quality Assurance & Improvement Programme (Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services seeking to report on the Internal Assessment against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme was considered.
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Internal Audit Annual Report 2013/14 (Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services seeking to report on the outcome of Internal Audit’s review of the internal control, risk management and governance framework in the 4th quarter of 2013/14 – providing Members with assurance of the ongoing effective operation of an internal audit function and enabling any particular significant issues to be brought to the Committee’s attention was considered.
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Risk Management Update (Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services reporting on the Risk Management performance for the 2013/14 financial year and the action plan for 2014/15 was considered.
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(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services) Additional documents: Minutes: The Report of the Head of Internal Audit services seeking Member endorsements of the recently reviews Financial Guidance which forms an important part of the Council’s regulatory framework, and providing an opportunity for Members of the Committee to raise any issues they consider appropriate on the subject was considered.
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer) Minutes: The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer informing Members of the surveillance carried out under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 was considered.
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Proposed Changes to Constitution and Scheme of Delegation (Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer) Minutes: The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer considering the proposals put forward as amendments to the Constitution and Scheme of Delegation at Council on 5 June 2014 in terms of Article 16 paragraph 2.16.2 was considered.
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Audit & Governance Committee Self Assessment 2013/14 (For information only) Minutes: The Audit and Governance Committee Self Assessment 2013/14 was received by the Committee. |
