Audit Committee - 25 March 2008
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House25th March 2008
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Geoffrey Dunne |
Ralph Sangster |
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Richard Laval (vice-Chairman) |
Chris Hayward |
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Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
Ron Spellen |
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Peter Ray |
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Steven Halls, Chief Executive
13 March 2008
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 12 December 2007 (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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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – NOVEMBER (MONTH 8) |
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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 25 November 2007 (previously circulated). It is presented to the Audit Committee in order that the financial and budgetary risks (Appendix 10) can be monitored. |
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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. 08 03 25 AC i - (06) ext audit recs (doc) 08 03 25 AC i - (06) ext audit recs-app1 (doc) 08 03 25 AC i - (06) ext audit recs-app 2 (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. |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL – ACTION PLAN UPDATE |
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This report gives details of the progress in implementing the actions required resulting from the Statement on Internal Control |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – LOCAL CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
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This report considers revisions to the Local Code of Corporate Governance. 08 03 25 AC i - (09) local code of corporate governance (doc) |
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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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“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 to 7) of Part I 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. |