Audit Committee
The role of the Audit Committee is to:
- Approve (but not direct) internal audit's strategy, plan and performance.
- Review summary internal audit reports and the main issues arising, and seek assurance that action has been taken where necessary.
- Consider the reports of external audit and inspection agencies.
- Consider the effectiveness of the authority's risk management arrangements, the control environment and associated anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements. Seek assurances that action is being taken on risk related issues identified by auditors and inspectors.
- Be satisfied that the authority's assurance statements, including the Statement on Internal Control, properly reflect the risk environment and any actions required to improve it.
- Ensure that there are effective relationships between external and internal audit, inspection agencies and other relevant bodies, and that the value of the audit process is actively promoted.
- Review the external auditor's opinion and reports to Members, and monitor management action in response to the issues raised by external audit.
- Approve the statutory Statement of Accounts.
Panel Members:
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman)
Richard Laval (Vice-Chairman)
Graham Denman
Seamus Dunne
Geoffrey Dunne
Peter Ray
Ralph Sangster
Details of previous and forthcoming Audit Committee meetings can be viewed on the Council Meetings pages.