Agenda

To receive public questions, if any.

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. The code of conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.

To determine any items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

To approve as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Governance, Risk & Audit Committee held on 3^rd June 2025

To monitor progress on items requiring action from the previous meeting, including progress on implementation of audit recommendations.

To receive an update on progress with reducing the number of outstanding audit recommendations

To consider the Council’s Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 and Local Code of Corporate Governance

To consider the draft Financial Statements for 2024/2025.

To review and note the Monitoring Officer’s Report.

The Cyber Risk Management Policy was drafted following an audit recommendation.

The Committee is asked to review and approve the policy.

To receive and comment on the Corporate Risk Register. The registers for May and August 2025 are attached.

To receive the Procurement Exemptions Register for the period 21 May to 26 August 2025.

To review the Governance, Risk & Audit Committee Work Programme.

To pass the following resolution, if necessary:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph _ of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”