Agenda

Members will be asked to declare any pecuniary or other interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

Members will be asked to confirm that the minutes  of the previous meeting held on 18^th January 2023 as attached are a correct record.

The Director of Finance submits a report presenting the audited Statement of Accounts along with the Annual Governance Statement for approval.

The Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance submits a report to provide the Audit and Risk Committee with an update on the Strategic and Operational Risk Registers and Health & Safety data.

The Director of Delivery, Communications, and Political Governance submits a report presenting the Risk Management and Business Continuity Policy Statements and Strategies (Appendix 1 and 2), which form an important part of the council’s governance arrangements.

The City Barrister and Head of Standards submits a report advising on the performance of the Council in authorising the Regulatory Investigation Powers Act (RIPA) applications from 1^st July 2022 to 31^st December 2022.

The Head of Internal Assurance and Audit submits a report providing:

a.    Summary of progress against the 2021-22 & 2022-23 Internal Audit Plans including:

                                          i.    summary information on progress with implementing high importance recommendations.

                                        ii.    summary of progress against the Internal Audit Plans

                                       iii.    commentary on the progress and resources used

b.    Progress with developing the Internal Audit Plan for 2023-24

c.    Planning for an external assessment of Leicestershire County Council’s Internal Audit Service

The Director of Finance submits a report providing an update on corporate

non-statutory complaints in 2021/22 including the management of complaints,

information on complaints received and their outcomes, the reasons for

complaints, lessons learned and improvements.

The Director of Finance submits a report providing an update on the

complaints made to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

(LGSCO) and the Housing Ombudsman in 2021-22 and the actions taken.

The Director of Finance submits the annual report of the Audit and Risk Committee setting out the Committee’s work and achievements over the municipal year 2022/23.