Audit Committee - 10 November 2011
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House10th November 2011
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 10 November 2011 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Eric Bishop |
Paul Goggins |
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Kemal Butt |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
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Geoffrey Dunne |
Peter Ray (Vice-Chairman) |
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Seamus Dunne |
David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
2 November 2011
The Audit Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 September 2011 (copy enclosed for Members of the Committee). |
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NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS |
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Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
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To receive any declarations of interest. |
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BUDGET MONITORING – MONTH 6 (SEPTEMBER 2011) |
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The Committee is referred to budgetary control information which is now held on the internet. The Audit Committee is referred particularly to the section headed ‘Financial and Budgetary Risks’ in order that they can be monitored. Hard copies will be available at the meeting. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL’S ARRANGEMENTS FOR SECURING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Review of the Council’s Arrangements for Securing Financial Resilience’. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S ANNUAL AUDIT LETTER |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Annual Audit Letter’. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the external auditor. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – INTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the internal auditor. 11 11 10 AC i - (09) internal audit recs (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL RISKS |
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This report enables the Committee to review the effectiveness of the Council’s risk management arrangements and the actions being taken to mitigate operational risks. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT – ACTION PLAN UPDATE |
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This report updates the Committee on the implementation of the action plan resulting from the Annual Governance Statement. |
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COMMITTEE’S WORK PROGRAMME |
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To review and make necessary changes to the Committee’s work programme |
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OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC |
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If any confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:- |
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“that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the respective paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”. |
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OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |