Agenda

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

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings of this Committee held on 29 August 2024 (to follow) and 1 October 2024.

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 12 months.

Purpose: To inform Members about the work of the External Auditor, Grant Thornton.

Purpose: To inform Members about the work of the External Auditor, Grant Thornton.

Purpose: A requirement of the Code of Audit Practice is that a Letter of Representation accompanies the Statement of Account This report is copies of the two letters that will need to be signed.

Purpose: To inform Members about the work of the External Auditor, KPMG.

Purpose: The Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) require the Audit Manager to make a formal annual report to those charged with governance within the Council. The report is required to include an opinion on the effectiveness of the Council’s governance, risk management and internal control frameworks, which in turn supports the Council’s Annual Governance Statement.

Purpose: To update the Committee on the status of Internal Audit work as at the end of quarter one 2024/25.

Purpose: This report is to inform Members of the key highlights from the draft 2023/24 financial statements and summarise management’s assessment of the Council’s ability to function as a going concern.