The Minutes of the meeting held on 16 July 2025 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

A representative from the Council’s External Auditor will present a progress report on the audit of the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts.

The Committee received a covering report on behalf of the Council’s External Auditor, KPMG, which had attached the External Audit Progress Report for September 2025. 

Edward Mills from KPMG addressed the meeting and presented the report.

KPMG’s report set out the work carried out since the last Committee meeting and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

To receive a report about the implementation of the Action Plan to rectify irregularities in relation to certain historic Traffic Regulation Orders and to monitor its effectiveness, and to make a decision about when to close the Restitution Scheme.

The Committee received a report that provided an update on progress and decision-making in respect of the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) rectification process and recommended closing the Restitution Scheme. 

The report explained that on 15 October 2024, a report had been presented to Council about irregularities in relation to certain  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

This report provides an update on the actions in progress to improve the Council’s policies, systems and processes around Information Governance.

The Committee considered a report outlining the actions in progress to improve the Council’s policies, systems and processes for Information Governance, following several limited assurance reports in this area up to Quarter 2 of 2025/26.

The report provided an update on: the action being taken to address the backlog of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

This report provides an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report and updates to the Internal Audit Plan to reflect the reintegration of Children’s Services into the Council.

The Committee considered a report providing an update on progress made in delivering the Internal Audit Plan, including the key findings from the Internal Audit reports issued for the period 1 July to 30 September 2025 (Quarter 2). It also explained that the Internal Audit Plan had been revised to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.

To consider the annual report, associated action plan, and detailed feedback on the Audit & Governance Committee’s performance and to endorse that the report represents a fair reflection of the year, prior to its submission to Council.

The Committee received a report on its Annual Report on how it had complied with the 2022 CIPFA Position Statement and discharged its responsibilities during 2024/25.  The Annual Report also included a self-assessment of the Committee’s performance.  The Annual Report was appended to the report and set out:

·       The Committee’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

This report provides the latest update on the Strategic Risk Register 2025/26.

The Committee considered a report outlining the updates to the Strategic Risk Register (SRR), in line with the requirements of the Council’s Risk Management Strategy. A copy of the SRR was attached to the report at Appendix 1.  The Risk Register covered the actions completed by the Council for July  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

This report updates Members on the activity of the Treasury Management function.

The Committee considered a report on the activity of the Treasury Management function during the first quarter of the year for the period 1 April to 30 June 2025.  The report stated that the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management 2021 recommended that the Committee should be updated on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.