Agenda

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the next municipal year.

To receive any apologies of absence.

To approve the minutes from the Audit Committee held on 17^th March 2025.

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

These declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on any item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chairman proposed to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chairman of their intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before the meeting commences.  Any Member attending the meeting under Standing Order 34 will only be permitted to speak on those items which have been previously notified to the Chairman

Recommendation: The Committee to note the External Audit Plan 2024/2025.

Recommendation: The Committee is requested to:

•       Receive and consider the contents of the Annual Opinion Report of the Head of Internal Audit.

•       Note that a reasonable audit opinion has been given in relation to the framework of governance, risk management and control for the year ended 31 March 2025.

•       Note that the opinions expressed together with significant matters arising from internal audit work and contained within this report should be given due consideration when developing and reviewing the Council’s Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25.

•       Note the outcomes of the Internal Audit’s performance measures and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP)

Recommendation: The Audit Committee are requested to note the Progress Report on internal audit activity.

To note the Committee’s Work Programme and Cabinet Forward Decision List for 2025/2026.

To note that the date of the next additional meeting of the Audit Committee will take place on the 15^th July 2025