Agenda
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence.
The quorum for the Audit and Governance Committee is 3 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 24 October 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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Strategic Risk Register Purpose This report brings to members the current version of the Strategic Risk Register for information and assurance that risks to the Council are being managed and appropriate actions are being taken to mitigate risk.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolve to: 1. Note the strategic risk register Additional documents: |
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Customer Complaints Policy and Procedure Purpose This report presents a new customer complaints policy and process which complies with the new Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code for Member authorisation, and a revised Staff Personal Safety Policy / Unreasonable Behaviour
Recommendations That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Approve the implementation of the new Customer Complaints Policy and Procedure 2. Note the revised Staff Personal Safety Policy / Unreasonable Behaviour Additional documents: |
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Statement of Accounts and Audit Opinion This report updates members on the progress of the external audit of the Council’s 2023/24 Statement of Accounts and Audit opinion.
That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Note the progress of the audit and the update provided on the receiving the audit findings and opinion. 2. Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive & Section 151 Officer and the Chair of Audit and Governance Committee to receive and sign the audit opinion (subject to a copy of the audit finding report and audit statement of accounts being circulated to all members of the committee for comment and endorsement). |
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Treasury Management Mid-Year Report Purpose To receive and discuss details of the Council's Treasury Management performance for the period 01 April to 30 September 2024 and Quarter 2 Treasury Management Prudential Indicators.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to: 1. Consider the Council’s Treasury Management performance for the period 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 and the Quarter 2 Prudential Indicators and recommended to Council for approval. Additional documents: |
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Purpose To note the work plan. |