Audit Committee - 26 November 2008
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House26th November 2008
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Graham Denman |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
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Geoffrey Dunne |
Peter Ray |
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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
18 November 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 3 September 2008. |
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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 – SEPTEMBER 2008 (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 26 September 2008 (circulated separately). It is presented to the Audit Committee in order that the financial and budgetary risks (Appendix 8) 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 11 26 AC i - (06) audit and int control - ext audit recs (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. 08 11 26 AC i - (07) audit and int control - int audit recs (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 08 11 26 AC i - (08) audit and int control - annual gov (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 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. |