Agenda and minutes

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on the 2nd December, 2020.

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance will submit a report providing an update of the Annual Governance Review process that has been determined for 2020/21 and which will be used to influence and assist in the preparation of the Council’s Statutory Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21.

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance will submit a report providing an update on the development of the new Risk Management process and summarising the current risks on the Strategic Risk Register.

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance will submit a report outlining the annual audit planning process and seeking the Committees views with regard to the potential projects for inclusion within the draft Internal Audit Plan for 2021/22.

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance will submit a report providing a summary of the Internal Audit activity completed, and the key issues arising from it, for the period 16^th November to 31^st December, 2020.

The Council’s External Auditor (Grant Thornton) will submit their Annual Audit Letter summarising the key findings arising from the work undertaken for the Council and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31st March, 2020, detailing the reports issued including those submitted to Council on the 26^th November and this Committee on the 28^th October, 2020, the audit fees charged (including the way these have been calculated) and outlining the scope of the audit and the arrangements for undertaking additional work for which separate fees were applicable.

The Council’s External Auditor (Grant Thornton) will report on recent work undertaken together with a summary of any emerging national issues and developments.

The Service Director Business Improvement, Human Resources and Communications will submit an information report giving an overview of the functions of the Business Improvement, Human Resources and Communications Business Unit together with information about the progress against the assurance programme in the areas of Performance Management and Equality and Inclusion.

The Executive Director Core Services will submit, for information, a report submitted to Cabinet on the 16^th December, 2020 on the findings from the Local Government Association (LGA) Recovery and Renewal Panel that took place on the 20^th August, 2020.

The Committee will receive the indicative Audit Committee Work Plan for the period 3^rd June 2020 to 14^th April, 2021.