Agenda

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

The minutes of the meeting held on 10th of July 2024 are attached and Members will be asked to confirmed them as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 7th of August 2024 are attached and Members will be asked to confirmed them as a correct record.

The Monitoring Officer submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Third Party Relationships and Governance Update report.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Head of Internal Audit submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Internal Audit Plan 2024/25.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman and Housing Ombudsman Complaints & Corporate Complaints 2023/24.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

The External Auditors, Grant Thornton, and Head of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Finance update, including 2023/24 External progress.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

The Monitoring Officer submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Financial Sustainability report.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

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 7 Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.

The Director of Corporate Services intends to submit a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Cyber Security Incident Report.

This report is awaiting approval, and is not currently included within the agenda reports pack and will be circulated imminently.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.