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Audit and Governance Committee
Tuesday, 19th April, 2016 6.30 pm

19 April 2016 at 6:30pm in Committee Room 1

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Agenda [60kb]

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Agenda

Item	Description	Report
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2.	MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING OF 28 JANUARY 2016	Minutes [31kb]
3.	DCEEH QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK A report presenting the Quality Assurance Framework for the Children, Education and Early Help Directorate, which has been referred to the Committee for information by the Adult Social Care, Children's Services and Education Committee.	Item 3 [38kb] Item 3 appendix [683kb]
4.	AUDIT & INVESTIGATIONS QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT This report provides an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report in January 2016.	Item 4 [177kb]
5.	DRAFT INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2016/17 This report is the high-level statement of how the internal audit service will be delivered and developed in accordance with the terms of reference and how it links to the organisational objectives and priorities of the Council.	Item 5 [31kb] Item 5 appendix [131kb]
6.	IMPACT OF REVISED MINIMUM REVENUE PROVISION POLICY FROM 2017/18 This report provides information for the Committee on the impact of the Council's revised policy on minimum revenue provision in 2017/18 and beyond, as referred to it by the Council budget meeting in February 2016.	Item 6 [63kb]
7.	EXTERNAL AUDIT ARRANGEMENTS AFTER 2017/18 This report explains the latest position on the requirement in the Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 for the Council to eventually appoint its own auditor.	Item 7 [32kb]
8.	EXTERNAL AUDIT PLAN UPDATE This report presents an updated Audit Plan from EY, the Council's external auditors, which sets out in more detail the revised approach to value for money work and updates the EY assessment of internal controls.	Item 8 [21kb] Item 8 appendix [78kb]