Agenda

To receive public questions, if any.

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.

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 approve as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Governance, Risk & Audit Committee held on 9 July 2024.

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

To receive a verbal update on the local audit backlog in England.

To consider a report from the Director of Resources on the progress on reducing the number of outstanding Audit recommendations.

To receive a report from the Internal Auditor on Internal Audit Progress & Follow-up Report.

To consider a report from the Council’s Director of Resources on the Council’s Corporate Risk Register.

To consider the Council’s Annual Governance Statement for 2023/24 and Local Code of Corporate Governance

To consider a report from the Director of Resources on changes to Land Charges.

To consider the Procurement Exemptions register.

To consider a report from the Head of Internal Audit on the Committee’s Training Needs.

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.”