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Audit and Governance Committee
Thursday, 29th September, 2016 6.30 pm

29 September 2016 at 6:30pm in Council Chamber

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Agenda [63kb]

All papers [537kb]

Agenda

Item	Description	Report
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2.	MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING OF 21 JULY 2016	Minutes [40kb]
3.	APPROVAL OF THE 2015/16 ACCOUNTS, EY AUDIT MEMORANDUM AND AUDIT OPINION (ISA 260) This report seeks, in accordance with the Accounts & Audit Regulations, the approval of the Council's accounts by the end of September, which will conclude the accounts and audit process for 2015/16.	Item 3 [15kb]
4.	FUTURE AUDIT ARRANGEMENTS - APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR AUDIT APPOINTMENTS LTD This report presents the latest position on the requirement in the Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 for the Council to eventually appoint its own auditor.	Item 4 [18kb]
5.	PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS (SELF ASSESSMENT) This report informs the Committee of the results of a self-assessment carried out by the Chief Auditor against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.	Item 5 [24kb] Item 5 appx 1 [52kb]
6.	AUDIT & INVESTIGATIONS QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT This report provides the Committee with an update on key findings from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report in July 2016.	Item 6 [140kb]
7.	BUDGET MONITORING REPORT This report updates the Committee on the Council's budget monitoring position to the end of July 2016.	Item 7 [57kb]
8.	TREASURY MANAGEMENT 2016/17 ACTIVITY TO AUGUST This report contains information about the Council's treasury activities to the end of August in 2016/17.	Item 8 [93kb]