Audit Committee - 14 November 2013
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House14th November 2013
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 14 November 2013 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Eric Bishop |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
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Paul Gordon |
Peter Ray (Vice-Chairman) |
Steven Halls, Chief Executive
6 November 2013
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 26 September 2013. |
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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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FINANCIAL & BUDGETARY RISKS |
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This report enables the Committee to monitor financial and budgetary risks. 13 11 14 AC i - (05) financial and budgetary risks (doc) 13 11 14 AC i - (05) financial and budgetary risks-app 1 (xls) |
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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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EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S ANNUAL AUDIT LETTER AND AUDIT COMMITTEE UPDATE |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Annual Audit Letter’ and also provides an update from the external auditor on delivering their responsibilities together with information on emerging issues affecting district councils. 13 11 14 AC i - (07) annual audit letter and update (doc) 13 11 14 AC i - (07) annual audit letter and update-app 1 (pdf) 13 11 14 AC i - (07) annual audit letter and update-app 2 (pdf) |
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EXTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the external auditor. 13 11 14 AC i - (08) external audit recommendations (doc) 13 11 14 AC i - (08) external audit recommendations-app 1 (doc) |
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INTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the internal auditor. 13 11 14 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendatioms (doc) 13 11 14 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendations-app 1 (doc) 13 11 14 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendations-app 2-6 (doc) |
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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. |