Audit Committee - 14 June 2012
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House14th June 2012
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 14 June 2012, commencing at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Eric Bishop |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
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Stephen Cox |
Peter Ray (Vice-Chairman) |
David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
6 June 2012
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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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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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL - EXTERNAL AUDIT - ICT SHARED SERVICE UPDATE |
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This report gives the May 2012 ICT Shared Services update from Grant Thornton, detailing areas of consideration for future improvements. 12 06 14 AC i - (05) external audit ict update (doc) 12 06 14 AC i - (05) external audit ict update-app 1 (pdf) |
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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. 12 06 14 AC i - (07) internal audit recs (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY |
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The report recommends to the Council that the Executive Committee makes no change to the Risk Management Strategy. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – BENEFIT FRAUD ANNUAL REPORT |
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This report informs members of the work of the Fraud Section for the financial year 2011/2012 and provides updates on developments for the current financial year. 12 06 14 AC i - (09) audit and internal control - benefit fraud (doc) 12 06 14 AC i - (09) audit and internal control - benefit fraud-app b (doc) 12 06 14 AC i - (09) audit and internal control - benefit fraud-app c (doc) |
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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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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – FINANCIAL & BUDGETARY RISKS |
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This report enables the Committee to monitor financial and budgetary risks. |
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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. |