Agenda

Members will be asked to declare any interests they have in the business to be discussed.

The minutes of the meeting held on 13th of March 2024 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 18th April 2024 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report to the Governance and

Audit Committee which presents the Health and Safety Report 2023-24

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit

Committee which presents the Committee’s Annual Work Performance Report.

The Governance & Audit Committee is recommended to approve.

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit

Committee which presents the Annual National Fraud Initiative for 2023-24.

The Governance & Audit Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Counter Fraud Annual Report for 2023-24.

The Governance & Audit Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Head of Internal Audit Service Annual Report for 2023-24.

The Governance & Audit Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit

Committee which presents the Insurance Annual Report for 2023-24.

The Governance & Audit Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Finance provides the current work programme to the Governance and Audit Committee.

The Governance and Audit Committee is asked to consider the workplan and

make comments and/or amendments as it considers necessary.

PRIVATE SESSION

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO NOTE

Under the law, the Committee is entitled to consider certain items in

private where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the

matter exempt from publication outweighs the public interest in

disclosing the information. Members of the public will be asked to leave

the meeting when such items are discussed.

The Committee is recommended to consider the following reports in private on the grounds that they contain ‘exempt’ information as defined by the Local

Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended, and consequently that the Sub-Committee makes the following resolution:-

“that the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following

reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local

Government Act 1972, as amended, because they involve the likely disclosure of 'exempt' information, as defined in the Paragraphs detailed below of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and taking all the circumstances into account, it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the information as exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

Paragraph 3

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person

(including the authority).

•Future Provision of the Internal Audit Service

The Director of Finance submits a report to update the Committee with the

progress being made to engage a new internal audit service provider.

It is recommended that the Committee notes the report and make any

comments to the Director of Finance.