Audit Committee - 18 March 2014
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House18th March 2014
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 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
10 March 2014
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 14 November 2014 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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EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S UPDATE |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions on an update from the external auditor on emerging issues affecting District Councils. |
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FRAUD BRIEFING 2013 |
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This report gives details of the Audit Commission’s Protecting the Public Purse 2013 and provides comparative information for this Council. 14 03 18 AC i - (06) Fraud Briefing (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (06) Fraud Briefing App 1 (ppt) |
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EXTERNAL AUDIT – CERTIFICATION WORK REPORT 2012/13 |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his Certification Work Report. |
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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. 14 03 18 AC i - (08) External Audit Recommendations (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (08) External Audit Recommendations App 1 (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (08) External Audit Recommendations App 2 (doc) |
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INTERNAL AUDIT PLANS 2014/2015 |
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Attached are the proposed Internal Audit Plans for 2014/2015. 14 03 18 AC i - (09) Internal Audit Plan (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (09) Internal Audit Plan 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. 14 03 18 AC i - (10) Internal Audit Recommendatioms (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (10) Internal Audit Recommendations App 1 (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (10) Internal Audit Recommendations App 2 (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (10) Internal Audit Recommendations App 3 (doc) |
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ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (AGS) – ACTION PLAN UPDATE |
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This report gives details of the progress in implementing the actions required resulting from the Annual Governance Statement. |
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FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY RISKS |
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This report enables the Committee to monitor financial and budgetary risks. 14 03 18 AC i - (12) Financial and Budgetary Risks (doc) 14 03 18 AC i - (12) Financial and Budgetary Risks App 1 (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL - ANNUAL REVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL RISKS |
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This report summarises the Council’s risk management arrangements and includes revised Risk Registers for each service. |
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COMMITTEE’S WORK PROGRAMME |
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To review and make necessary changes to the Audit 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. |