Audit Committee - 27 November 2014
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House27th November 2014
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 27 November 2014 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Sarah Nelmes (Chairman) |
Raj Khiroya (Vice-Chairman) |
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Alex Hayward |
Wendy Jordan |
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Angela Roberts |
Joy Mann |
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Len Tippen |
Steven Halls, Chief Executive
19 November 2014
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 25 September 2014 (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 30 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 AND BUDGETARY RISKS |
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This report enables the Committee to monitor financial and budgetary risks. 14 11 27 AC i (05) Financial and Budgetary Risks (doc) 14 11 27 AC i (05) Financial and Budgetary Risks-app 1 (doc) |
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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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EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S ANNUAL AUDIT LETTER |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the external auditor concerning his ‘Annual Audit Letter’ and also provides an update from the external auditor on delivering their responsibilities together with information on emerging issues affecting district councils. |
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EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S FRAUD BREIFING |
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This report gives details of the Audit Commission’s Protecting the Public Purse 2014 and provides comparative information for this Council. |
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EXTERNAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS – PROGRESS REPORT |
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This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the external auditor. 14 11 27 AC i (09) External Audit Progress Report (doc) 14 11 27 AC i (09) External Audit Progress Report Recommendations-app 1 (doc) |
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INTERNAL AUDIT – PROGRESS REPORT 2014/15 |
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The report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the internal auditor. 14 11 27 AC i (10) Internal Audit Progress Report 2014-15 (doc) 14 11 27 AC i (10) Internal Audit Progress Report-app 1 (doc) 14 11 27 AC i (10) Internal Audit Progress Report-app 2 (doc) 14 11 27 AC i (10) Internal Audit Progress Report-app 3 (doc) |
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TREASURY MANAGEMENT |
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This report gives details of the 2014/15 mid-year review of the Treasury Management function 14 11 27 AC i (11) Treasury Management Mid Year Report (doc) |
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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 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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OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |