Audit Committee - 12 December 2007
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House12th December 2007
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday 12 December 2007 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors:- |
Geoffrey Dunne |
Ralph Sangster |
Richard Laval |
David Sansom | |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
Ron Spellen | |
Peter Ray |
Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
4 December 2007
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.
Please note that all members are encouraged to attend a training session on Risk Management scheduled to commence prior to this meeting at 7.00pm.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE | ||||
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MINUTES | ||||
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 5 September 2007: (copy enclosed for Members of the Committee).
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NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS | ||||
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 | ||||
To receive any declarations of interest | |||||
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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – OCTOBER (MONTH 7) | ||||
This report gives an update of the three-year medium-term financial plan and the position on the current year’s budget for the period ending on 28 October 2007 (circulated separately). It is presented to the Audit Committee in order that the financial and budgetary risks (Appendix 10) can be monitored. | |||||
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||
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 | ||||
This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the internal auditor.
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL – ACTION PLAN UPDATE | ||||
This report updates the Committee on the implementation of the action plan resulting from the Statement on Internal Control.
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | ||||
The report recommends to the Council that the Executive Committee updates the Risk Management Strategy.  07 12 12 AC i - (09) risk management strategy DOWNLOAD 07 12 12 AC i - (09) risk management strategy-app a DOWNLOAD | |||||
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – LOCAL CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | ||||
This report considers revisions to the Local Code of Corporate Governance (to follow). | |||||
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COMMITTEE’S WORK PROGRAMME | ||||
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 | ||||
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:- | |||||
“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. |
