Agenda

Additional meeting, Governance and Audit Committee - Tuesday, 11 February 2025 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.03, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Sharif Chowdhury, Senior Governance Services Officer, email: sharif.chowdhury@leicester.gov.uk Jessica Skidmore, Governance Services Officer, email: jessica.skidmore@leicester.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	Declarations of Interest
3.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 95 KB The minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2025 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.
4.	Statutory Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 PDF 109 KB The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Statutory Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement 2023/24, along with an update from the External Auditor, which details their audit work and any recommendations. The committee is recommended to: Note the auditor’s ISA 260 Report (the Audit Findings Report) Approve the Statements of Accounts 2023/24 Approve the Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 Approve the Letter of Representation Delegate authority to approve any minor amendments to the Annual Accounts and the Annual Governance Statement to the Director of Finance Additional documents: Item 4 - Leicester City Council Audit Findings Report 23-24 - to be updated with PPE adjustments , item 4. PDF 9 MB Item 4 - Leicester City Final Statement of Accounts 03.02.25 , item 4. PDF 3 MB Item 4 - LCC - proposed management letter of representation 23-24 (1) , item 4. PDF 98 KB Leicester City Council Audit Findings Report 23-24 10.02 , item 4. PDF 9 MB Changes to SOA from G&A agenda , item 4. PDF 2 MB
5.	External Audit Annual Report 2023/24 PDF 88 KB The External Auditors, Grant Thornton, and Head of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the External Audit Annual Report 2023-24. The Committee is recommended to note the report. Additional documents: Item 5 - Leicester CC AAR 2023-24_Final , item 5. PDF 737 KB
6.	Governance and Audit Workplan 2024/25 PDF 52 KB The current workplan for the Committee is attached. The Committee is asked to consider this and make comments and/or amendments as it considers necessary.
7.	Action Tracker PDF 74 KB The Committee is recommended to note progress on actions agreed at the previous meeting and not reported elsewhere on the agenda (if any).
8.	Any Other Urgent Business