Audit Committee - 25 November 2009
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House25th November 2009
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Tony Barton |
Richard Laval |
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Graham Denman |
Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman) |
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Geoffrey Dunne |
Peter Ray (Chairman) |
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Seamus Dunne |
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David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
17 November 2009
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 9 September 2009 (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 AND INTERNAL CONTROL – USE OF RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2008/09 – FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his Use of Resources report. |
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AUDIT AND 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 AND INTERNAL CONTROL – PROTECTING THE PUBLIC PURSE |
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This report considers how the Council is fighting fraud in the light of the Audit Commission’s report, “Protecting the Public Purse”. |
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AUDIT AND 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. 09 11 25 AC i - (08) int audit recs (doc) |
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AUDIT AND 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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AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROL – ANNUAL REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL RISKS |
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This report allows the Committee to review the effectiveness of risk management arrangements and the operational risks. |
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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT AND BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – AUGUST 2009 (MONTH 5) |
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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 31 August 2009 (circulated separately). It is presented to the Audit Committee in order that the financial and budgetary risks can be monitored. |
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CONVERSION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) |
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An oral report will be given to the Committee on the impact assessment carried out, and the project plan produced, to implement the new standards. |
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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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