Agenda and minutes

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee - Monday, 22nd April, 2024 5.30 p.m.

The Agenda for this meeting will be published 5 clear working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. The Minutes and Decisions for this meeting will normally be published within 9 working days following the date of the meeting.

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Items
No. Item

281.

Disclosures of Interest

To receive disclosures of interests from Members (i.e. the existence and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this agenda).

Minutes:

No disclosures were received.

282.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 127 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2024.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2024, as circulated, were approved and signed as a correct record.

283.

Accounting Policies 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 233 KB

To consider the report of the Finance Group Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Finance Group Manager.

284.

Internal Audit Progress Report 2023/24 Q4 pdf icon PDF 214 KB

To consider the report of the Shared Service Audit Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Shared Service Audit Manager. 

285.

Annual Audit Plan pdf icon PDF 211 KB

To consider the report of the Shared Service Audit Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Shared Service Audit Manager.

286.

Annual Report of the Audit & Corporate Governance Committee pdf icon PDF 215 KB

To consider the report of the Shared Service Audit Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Shared Service Audit Manager.

287.

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

Members accepted the items on the Audit & Corporate Governance Committee Work Programme.

288.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider passing the following resolution:

 

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that the item involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act.

 

Exemption Category: 3

 

Reason for Exemption: Appendix B of the Risk Management Q4 2023/24 report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

Public Interest Test: The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.”

Minutes:

Considered – A proposed resolution to exclude the public from the meeting.

289.

Risk Management Q4 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 252 KB

To consider the report of the Finance Group Manager (enclosed).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Finance Group Manager.

 

The Finance Group Manager provided an update on the corporate risk register.  A total of 5 high risks, 12 medium and 10 low risks creating a total of 27 risks once control measures have been implemented.