Audit Committee - 30 June 2010
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House30th June 2010
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday, 30 June 2010, commencing at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
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Councillors:- |
Graham Denman |
Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman) |
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Geoffrey Dunne |
Peter Ray (Chairman) |
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Seamus Dunne |
Ralph Sangster |
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Richard Laval |
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David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
17 June 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 31 March 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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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2009/2010 |
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This report allows the Committee to ask questions about the Statement of Accounts for 2009/2010 and recommends their approval. 10 06 30 AC i - (05) audit int control - approval of soa 09 10 (doc) 10 06 30 AC i - (05) audit int control - approval of soa 09 10-app (xls) |
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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 06 30 AC i - (06) audit int control - external audit recs (doc) 10 06 30 AC i - (06) audit int control - external audit recs-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 06 30 AC i - (07) audit int control - internal audit recs (doc) 10 06 30 AC i - (07) audit int control - internal audit recs-apps 1 and 2 (doc) 10 06 30 AC i - (07) audit int control - internal audit recs-apps 3-5 (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY |
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The report recommends to the Council that the Executive Committee updates the Risk Management Strategy. 10 06 30 AC i - (08) audit int control - risk mngmnt strategy (doc) |
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AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – BENEFIT FRAUD ANNUAL REPORT |
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This report informs members of the work of the Fraud Section for the financial year 2009/2010 and provides updates on developments for the current financial year. 10 06 30 AC i - (09) audit int control - fraud annual rpt (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 (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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