Audit Committee - 22 March 2012
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House22nd March 2012
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 22 March 2012 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 |
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David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
14 March 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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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 10 November 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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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT – AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT – MARCH 2012 |
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This report details the progress made by Grant Thornton UK LLP, the Council’s external auditors. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT – CERTIFICATION WORK REPORT 2010/11 |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his Certification Work Report. 12 03 22 AC i - (06) external audit certification work (doc) 12 03 22 AC i - (06) external audit certification work-app1 (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT – EXTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2011/12 |
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This report sets out the work Grant Thornton will carry out in discharging their responsibilities to give an opinion on the Council’s financial statements and conclusion on the Council’s arrangements for achieving Value for Money. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT – ACCOUNTS AUDIT APPROACH MEMORANDUM |
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The Audit Approach Memorandum provides an update on Grant Thornton’s response to key risks from the result of the Interim Audit work carried out to date. 12 03 22 AC i - (08) external audit approach memorandum (doc) 12 03 22 AC i - (08) external audit approach memorandum-app1 (ppt) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDIT – ICT SHARED SERVICE UPDATE |
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This report gives the February 2012 ICT Shared Services update from Grant Thornton, detailing areas of consideration for future improvements. |
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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 ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 |
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This report gives details of the activities of Internal Audit during 2011/12 and provides an opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control environment of the Council. 12 03 22 AC i - (11) internal audit annual report (doc) 12 03 22 AC i - (11) internal audit annual report-app 1 (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL PLAN 2012/13 |
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The purpose of this report is to present for approval the internal audit annual plan prepared by the Audit Manager (Shared Services). 12 03 22 AC i - (12) internal audit plan (doc) |
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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 03 22 AC i - (13) internal audit recs (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2011/12 |
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This report is presented to enable the Committee to adopt the Annual Governance Statement for 2011/12 for inclusion in the Council’s Statement of Accounts. |
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BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – FEBRUARY 2012 (MONTH 11) |
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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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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. |
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