Agenda and minutes

To consider the appointment of a Vice Chair from amongst the Independent Members of the Committee.

The Executive Director Communities and ICT Manager will submit a report providing details of the Authority’s position in relation to information security breaches and cyber incidents reported and investigated in quarter four of the 2016/17 financial year with comparisons for the whole of the 2016/17 financial year and the previous financial year 2015/16.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on the 19^th April, 2017.

The Committee will receive a report detailing action taken and arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

The Chair will report on the approval by the Annual Council on the 19^th May, 2017, of the revised Terms of Reference of the Committee and on proposals to enhance the work of the Committee in order to meet the requirements of those Terms of Reference.

(A copy of the Terms of Reference are available for download from the Council’s website and via the ModGov App).

The Head of Internal Audit and Corporate Anti-Fraud will submit a report providing his Annual Report on the counter fraud related activity undertaken by the Internal Audit Corporate Anti-Fraud Team for the period 1^st April, 2016 to 31^st March, 2017 and providing information and assurance to the Committee regarding key aspects of the Authority’s risk management, control and governance framework.

The Committee will receive a report providing the Head of Internal Audit and Corporate Anti-Fraud’s interim annual report on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Authority’s  internal control arrangements based on the work of Internal Audit during 2016/17 which has been prepared in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

The Service Director Governance and Member Support will submit a report providing an overview of the functions of the Governance and Member Support Business Unit and related elements of the Annual Governance Statement process in line with the Audit Committee work programme.

The Committee will receive the External Audit Technical Update which incorporates the External Audit Progress Report.

The Committee will receive the indicative Audit Committee Work Plan for 2017/18.