Agenda and minutes

Audit & Standards Committee
Wednesday, 1st March, 2023 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Centre

Contact: Hannah Criddle

Items
No.	Item
37.	Apologies for Absence and Substitutions Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Simon Carter.
38.	Declarations of Interest Councillors’ declarations of interest (if any) in relation to any matters on the agenda. Minutes: Councillor Jodi Dunne declared a pecuniary interest as a remunerated Council appointed Director of HTS (Housing and Regeneration) Ltd. Councillor Eddie Johnson declared a pecuniary interest as a remunerated Council appointed Director of HTS (Property and Environment) Ltd.
39.	Minutes PDF 83 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2022 Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2022 are agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
40.	Matters Arising Minutes: None.
41.	Written Questions and Petitions Minutes: None.
42.	Non Contentious Business Minutes: None.
43.	Committee Work Plan PDF 342 KB Minutes: The Committee received its current work plan. Laura Kirman asked that financial training be included on the work plan. RESOLVED that the work plan is noted.
44.	Internal Audit Strategy and Plan 2023/24 PDF 337 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Harlow IA 3 Year Plan (202324 to 202526) (final for ASC approval) , item 44. PDF 343 KB Appendix B - Harlow Risk based assurance map (final) , item 44. PDF 138 KB Minutes: The Committee received a report on the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan 2023/24. RESOLVED that the Committee approved the Audit Strategy and Plan for 2023/24.
45.	Period 11 Internal Audit Activity Report 2022/23 PDF 142 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - IA (Har) Plan Monitoring 2022-23 (March 2023) (final) , item 45. PDF 33 KB Appendix B - Internal Audit Recommendation Tracker March 2023 , item 45. PDF 452 KB Minutes: The Committee received the Period 11 Internal Audit Activity Report 2022/23. The Committee agreed that should the number of overdue recommendations on the recommendation tracker not decrease, the Chair of the Committee be delegated authority to invite relevant Officers to attend the June meeting. RESOLVED that the Committee: A Reviewed the outcomes of the work of the Internal Audit service for the period December 2022 to February 2023 and identifies any issues for further consideration. B Approved the deferral of the following two audits from the 2022/23 Internal Audit plan: Corporate Performance Indicators and Climate change action plan. C Agreed the scope of the External Quality Assessment (EQA) of the Internal Audit service. D Should the number of overdue recommendations on the recommendation tracker not decrease, the Chair of the Committee be delegated authority to invite relevant Officers to attend the June meeting.
46.	Risk Management Progress Report PDF 107 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Strategic Risks as at 31 December 2022 , item 46. PDF 2 MB Appendix 2 - Risk Rate Matrix 2022 onwards , item 46. PDF 993 KB Minutes: The Committee received the risk management report. RESOLVED that the Committee noted the Strategic Risks, risk scores and variation against risk appetite as at 31 December 2022.
47.	References from other Committees Any references arising from meetings held after the publication of this agenda will be circulated separately. Minutes: None.
48.	Matters of Urgent Business To deal with any matters of an urgent nature. Minutes: None.