To receive apologies for inability to attend the meeting (if any).

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 10 February 2020.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Purpose: To consider the Forward Plan for the next nine months.

Purpose: To provide an update on local and national issues relating to ethical standards and to bring to the attention of Members any complaints or other problems within West Berkshire.

Purpose: The audit report set out the findings of the Internal Audit review of the effectiveness of the Governance and Ethics Committee which had been undertaken in response to a recommendation arising from the external review of the Internal Audit Service and its conformance with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

Purpose: To update the Committee on the outcome of internal audit work carried out during Quarter Three of 2019/20.

Purpose: To outline the proposed internal audit work programme for the next three year period from 2020/21 to 2022/23.

Purpose: This report is to inform Members of the final external audit opinion for financial year 2018/19 and of the preparation underway for the production of the 2019/20 Financial Statements.