The Minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2026 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Further to Minute 20, in relation to the discussion on Gifts & Hospitality and the Declarations of Interest Register, the Committee was informed that on 1 September 2025, updated legislation  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

A representative from the Council’s External Auditor KPMG will present the final version of their 2024/25 ISA 260 year-end report and their External Audit Plan & Strategy for the year ended 31 March 2026.

The Committee received a covering report on behalf of the Council’s External Auditor, KPMG, which had attached the final version of KPMG’s ISA 260 report for 2024/25 and their External Audit Plan & Strategy for the year ended 31 March 2026.  Ming Guo from KPMG addressed the Committee on the ISA  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

This report provides an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report.

The Committee considered a report providing an update on the key findings emanating from the Internal Audit reports issued for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2026 (Quarter 4).

The report summarised the findings, recommendations and management actions that had been put forward for each audit review and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.

A report presenting the Internal Audit Strategic Plan which sets out the work Internal Audit plans to undertake during 2026/27. It is shaped by the Internal Audit Charter, which is attached at Appendix 2 to the report and sets out the mission, purpose, responsibilities and position of the Internal Audit function.

The Committee considered a report setting out the work Internal Audit was planning to undertake during the financial year 2026/2027.  The report explained that internal audit was responsible for providing an annual formal opinion on the Council’s control environment.  The Audit Plan, which was attached at Appendix 1 to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

This report provides the latest update on the Strategic Risk Register as at April 2026.

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 between October  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.

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

The Committee received a report on the activity of the Treasury Management function during the third quarter of the year for the period 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025.  The report stated that the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management 2021 recommended that the Committee should be updated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.

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 action under way to improve the Council’s policies, systems and processes for Information Governance.

The report provided an update on: the action being taken to address the backlog of Subject Access Requests (SARs); the on-time responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, which  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

A report on the findings of the CIPFA Financial Management Code Self-Assessment for 2025/26.

The Committee received a report which explained that the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) Financial Management Code 2019, which set out standards of financial management, expected Local Authorities to be able to provide evidence that they had reviewed their financial management arrangements against the standards and that they  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.