Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU

Committee Administrator(s)

Peter Driver. Contact committee services

Access Arrangements

All ground floor meeting rooms are accessible to wheelchair and scooter users.

An audio loop induction system is available in the Council Chamber and Committee Rooms 1, 4a and 4b for those with hearing difficulties (a portable induction loop is available for other rooms on request).

Contact the Committee Officer if you have any individual requirements to enable you to attend the meeting as soon as possible before the date of the meeting.

We can provide information in other formats (large print, audio, Braille) or languages on request.

Assistance dogs are welcome.

Attachments

 Agenda [60kb]

 All paper [737kb]

Agenda

Item	Description	Reports
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2.	MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING OF 26 JANUARY 2017	Minutes [35kb]
3.	QUESTIONS
4.	INTERNAL AUDIT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT AND ANNUAL SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATIONS FOR 2016/2017 This report provides an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report in January 2017.	Item 4 [167kb]
5.	2015/2016 ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT - ACTION PLAN FOLLOW UP This report sets out the progress made in implementing the actions which were reported in the 2015/16 Annual Governance Statement.	Item 5 [112kb]
6.	INTERNAL AUDIT CHARTER 2017-18 This report has been prepared in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards, which require the Internal Audit service to produce an annual Charter setting out the purpose, authority and responsibility of the Council's Internal Audit function.	Item 6 [185kb]
7.	INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2017/18 This report sets out the work Internal Audit plans to undertake during the financial year 2017/2018. The annual audit plan is designed to implement the internal audit strategy.	Item 7 [214kb]
8.	PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING EXTERNAL AUDITOR'S (SECTION 24, REPORTED AT BUDGET COUNCIL) RECOMMENDATIONS This report provides an update on the progress to implement the External Auditor's Section 24 Schedule 7(2) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 recommendations, which were reported to Council on 21 February 2017 along with the Council's response addressing those recommendations.	Item 8 [43kb]
9.	EXTERNAL AUDITOR UPDATE To receive an update from the Council's external auditor EY.	Item 9 [184kb]