Agenda and minutes

None

The minutes of the meeting held on 26 June 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

(Moved by Councillor M Couchman and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

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))

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

(Report of the Executive Director Corporate Services)

The Annual Statements of Accounts was considered

(Report of the Executive Director Corporate Services)

The Report of the Executive Director Corporate Services to avail the Audit & Governance Committee the opportunity to scrutinise and review the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Minimum Revenue Provision Statement and Annual Investment Statement 2014/15 and the Annual Report on the Treasury Management Service and Actual Prudential Indicators 2013/14 approved by Council on 25th February 2014 and 16th September 2014 respectively was considered.

(Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services)

The Report of the Head of Internal Audit Services to provide Members with an update of Counter Fraud work completed to date during the financial year 2014/15 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 1st Quarter of 2014/15 and 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 was considered.

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer advising the Committee of the views of the Local Government Ombudsman in relation to complaints against the Borough Council and providing an opportunity for members of the Committee to raise any issues they consider appropriate and consider the effectiveness of investigations relating to Tamworth Borough Council was considered.

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer informing Members of The Council’s Code of Practice for carrying out surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) including quarterly reports to 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 was considered.

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

This is an additional report which has been followed on from Council 16 September 2014.

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer to inform members of The Localism Act 2011 and fundamental changes to the system of regulation of Standards of Conduct for Members. This report provides details of the revised arrangements for dealing with complaints in relation to Members for an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct and seeks the Committee’s endorsement of the said arrangements was considered.