Agenda

Governance and Audit Committee - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.02, 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 icon PDF 110 KB

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 September 2025 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

4.

Independent Member Report pdf icon PDF 79 KB

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Independent Member report.

 

The Governance and Audit Committee is recommended to note the appointment, by the Monitoring Officer, of Seema Jaffer and Mohammed Chunara as Independent Members of the Governance and Audit Committee for a period of 2 years.

 

5.

Health & Safety Annual Report 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 353 KB

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Health and Safety Report 2024-25

 

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

6.

Risk Management Update pdf icon PDF 124 KB

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Risk Management Update.

 

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

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7.

Counter Fraud Mid-Year Update pdf icon PDF 154 KB

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Counter-Fraud Mid-Year Update.

 

The Committee is asked to note the contents of this report and make any comments to the Director of Finance.

Additional documents:

8.

Anti Fraud, Corruption and Bribery Policy pdf icon PDF 175 KB

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Anti-Fraud, Corruption and Bribery Policy report.

 

The Governance and Audit Committee is recommended to approve the updated Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy included at Appendix 1.

 

 

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9.

Anti-Money Laundering Policy pdf icon PDF 338 KB

The Director of Finance submits a report to the Governance and Audit Committee which presents the Anti-Money Laundering Policy.

 

The Governance and Audit Committee are recommended approve the Anti-Money Laundering Policy included at Appendix 1.

 

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10.

Any Other Urgent Business