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 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 4 December 2025 |
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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 one minute 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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Audit and Governance Committee Work Plan Purpose: For the Committee to review and note its work plan. |
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Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Non-Treasury Investment Strategy 2026/27 Purpose: The Council is required to approve a Treasury Management Strategy and Non-Treasury Investment Strategy (Investment Strategy) for 2026/27 prior to 01 April 2026.
This report presents the draft Treasury management Strategy Statement (TMSS) for 2026/27 (Annex A), draft Non-Treasury Investment Strategy (Annex B) and draft Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement (Annex C). These have been prepared in accordance with
Together they set out the Council’s approach to borrowing, investment, cash flow management and prudent capital financing for the year ahead. Additional documents: |
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Annual Capital Strategy Purpose: The Council is required to approve a Capital Strategy for 2026/27 before 01 April 2026.
The Capital Strategy 2026/27 (Annex A) is prepared in accordance with CIPFA’s “Prudential Code” and the “Treasury Management Code of Practice” (2021 editions), and the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) revised guidance on Local Government Investments. Additional documents: |
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Purpose: To provide the Committee with its first Information Governance & SIRO report, summarising the Council’s key actions and progress in reducing information risk and strengthening data and information management controls during the 2024/25 financial year.
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2024/25 External Audit Report and Audit Opinion Purpose: To update the Committee on the findings of the financial statement external audit of the 2024/25 financial year.
Bishop Fleming anticipates issuing an unqualified audit opinion with no material adjustments required to the financial statements.
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Matters exempt from publication If the Audit and Governance Committee wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for Cabinet to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
The Committee may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
This satisfies: · Regulation 11 (public interest test) · s.100A(4) LGA 1972 · Schedule 12A para 7 |
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Cybersecurity Update |