Agenda
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Apologies To receive any apologies from members |
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Substitute Members To note details of any substitution arrangements in place for the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members and Officers, relating to items to be considered at the meeting. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 25 January 2024. |
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Public Questions To deal with questions from the public within the open forum question and answer session of fifteen minutes in total. Questions or supplementary questions from each member of the public should be no longer than two minutes each and relate issues under the Committee’s remit. |
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Member Questions To deal with written questions by Members, relating to issues under the Committee’s remit, with the maximum length of oral supplementary questions at Committee being no longer than one minute. Responses to any supplementary questions will be dealt with in writing following the meeting |
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Statement of Accounts and Audit Opinion To follow |
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Statement of Accounting Policies 2023/24 Summary/Purpose This report presents the accounting policies to be included in the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts. This provides Members with the opportunity to review and approve the policies in advance of the preparation of the Statement of Accounts 2023/24. Approving the accounting policies in advance of the preparation of the accounts represents best practice.
Recommendations That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Approve the draft accounting policies for 2023/24 included at Annex A; 2. Note that further necessary amendments to the policies set out at Annex A (occurring subsequent to this meeting) are included within the draft (unaudited) and/or final (audited) Statement of Accounts when presented to this Committee. Additional documents: |
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Internal Audit Plan 2024/25 Summary/Purpose To present to the Audit and Governance Committee the Internal Audit Plan 2024/25 for consideration and approval.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Approve the proposed Internal Audit Plan 2024/25 Additional documents: |
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Internal Audit Progress Report Purpose To present a summary of the audit work concluded since the last meeting of this Committee.
Recommendation That the Committee resolves to: 1. Consider the reports at Annexes A and B and comment as necessary Additional documents: |
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CFEU Update Report (RIPA and IPA annual update) Summary/Purpose To provide the Committee with assurance over the counter fraud activities of the Council. Direct updates will continue to be provided twice a year. Work plans are presented to the Committee detailing progress and results for consideration and comment as the body charged with governance in this area. The report also provides the annual update in relation to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) and the Council’s existing authorisation arrangements.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Consider the report and work plan at Annex A. Additional documents: |
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To approve the work plan for 2024/25 |