Agenda

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

The Minutes of the previous meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 12^th September 2018 have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chief Accountant and the external auditor (KPMG) will provide a verbal update.

The Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance will provide a verbal update on the Council’s approach and preparations concerning Brexit.

The Corporate Investigations Manager submits a report, which provides a mid-year update on the work carried out by the Corporate Investigations Team for the period 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018.

The Director of Finance submits a report, which asks the Committee to note the Revenue & Customer Support Service’s implementation of a written Corporate Complaints Policy and Procedure to Manage Vexatious Customers.  The policy will ensure a clear and standardised approach for dealing with corporate complaints and customer who exhibit inappropriate behaviour.

The Head of Procurement will provide a verbal update on the Social Value Charter.

The Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance submits a report, which provides an update on the Strategic and Operational Risk Registers, Claims & Health Safety data and an updated Risk Training schedule.

The Chief Accountant submits a report, which provides an update on key changes currently affecting the Council, and which may have an impact on the work of the Committee.

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 it will contain “exempt” information as defined by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended, and consequently makes the following resolution:

“that the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following report in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, because it involves the likely disclosure of “exempt” information, as defined in the Paragraph 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 holding that information).

This report concerns the strength of internal controls of the City Council’s

financial and management processes and includes references to material

weaknesses and areas thereby vulnerable to fraud or other irregularity. It is

considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the

public interest in disclosing the information.

INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE REPORT

Leicestershire County Council’s Head of Internal Audit & Assurance Service submits a report, which provides a summary of progress against the Internal Audit Plan 2018-19, a summary information on high importance recommendations and progress with implementing them, and a brief update on Leicestershire County Council’s Internal Audit Service’s resources.