Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Jodi Dunne and Matthew Saggers. Councillor Gareth Williams attended as a substitute for Councillor Matthew Saggers.

Councillors’ declarations of interest (if any) in relation to any matters on the agenda.

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Minutes of the meeting held on 3 March 2021.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 3 March 2021 are agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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A note was circulated to the Committee before the meeting to confirm that the Council’s External Auditors had requested that item 8 on the agenda, the External Auditors Audit Results Report 2018/19 (ISA 260), be withdrawn from the agenda. As a consequence, it would not be practical to consider item 7 on the agenda, Audited Annual Account 2018/19, therefore this was also withdrawn from the agenda.  

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

The Committee received its annual report, which outlined its activities during the last municipal year.

RESOLVED that the Committee recommends that the Annual Report for the Audit and Standards Committee for 2020/21 be referred to Full Council for approval.

The Committee received the Internal Audit Team’s annual report, which summarised the results of the internal audit work they had undertaken during the year ending 31 March 2021, and included an overall opinion of the Council’s governance, risk management and control framework.

RESOLVED that the Committee noted the report.

The Committee received the Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21.

RESOLVED that the Committee noted the report.

The Committee received the latest Internal Audit Activity report and reviewed the work undertaken by the Internal Audit Team since the last report received by this Committee.

The Committee requested that Simon Hill, Head of Governance, was invited to the next meeting to provide an update on the complaints procedure which is included within the tracker.

RESOLVED that the report is noted.

The Committee received a Risk Management Progress Report.

RESOLVED that:

A     The Committee noted the Strategic Risks and risk scores as at 31 March 2021

B     The Committee noted variations between residual risk scores and agreed risk appetite threshold levels together with current and future risk controls

The Committee received its current work plan. Simon Freeman confirmed that work plan would be updated to include the 2018/19 Accounts going to Committee in July 2021, the 2019/20 Accounts in November 2021 and the 2020/21 Accounts in March 2022.

RESOLVED that the work plan is noted.

Any references arising from meetings held after the publication of this agenda will be circulated separately.

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To deal with any matters of an urgent nature.

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