Audit Committee - 24 November 2010
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House24th November 2010
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Graham Denman |
Sarah Nelmes |
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Geoffrey Dunne |
Peter Ray (Chairman) |
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Seamus Dunne |
Ralph Sangster |
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Richard Laval (Vice-Chairman) |
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David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
16 November 2010
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 8 September 2010 (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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BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2010 (MONTH 6) |
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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 30 September 2010 (circulated separately). It is presented to the Audit Committee in order that the financial and budgetary risks can be monitored. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S VALUE FOR MONEY CONCLUSION |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Value for Money Conclusion’. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S ANNUAL AUDIT LETTER 2009/2010 |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Annual Audit Letter’ |
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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. 10 11 24 AC i - (08) external audit recommendations (doc) 10 11 24 AC i - (08) external audit recommendations-app 1 (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. 10 11 24 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendations (doc) 10 11 24 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendations-apps1-2 (doc) 10 11 24 AC i - (09) internal audit recommendations-apps 3-6 (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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WILLIAM PENN LEISURE CENTRE – INDEPENDENT REVIEW |
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This report gives details of the terms of reference, and the response of the external auditor, in respect of the independent review requested by the Council into the William Penn project. |
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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 the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for 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 it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs (1-7) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.” |
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(Note: If other confidential business is approved under Item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.) |
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OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |
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