Agenda and minutes

Venue: Online Meeting via Microsoft Teams

Contact: Michael Popham - Democratic Services Manager  Email: michael.popham@reading.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

9.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting held on 14 July 2020 pdf icon PDF 46 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of 14 July 2020 were confirmed as a correct record and would be signed by the Chairman.

10.

Closing Accounts Update pdf icon PDF 30 KB

This report updates the Committee on progress with the completion of the

Council’s Final Accounts for 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.

Minutes:

Peter Robinson, interim Assistant Director of Finance, submitted a report providing an update on the completion of the Council’s Final Accounts for 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.  The report stated that the Audit of the 2017/18 Accounts was almost complete and it was anticipated that they would be signed off by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

11.

External Auditor Update pdf icon PDF 6 MB

This report summarises EY’s preliminary audit conclusion in relation to the audit of Reading Borough Council for 2017/18.

Minutes:

Maria Grindley and Adrian Balmer, EY, presented their draft Audit Results report, which summarised the preliminary conclusion in relation to the audit of Reading Borough Council for 2017/18.

 

The Committee was advised that the previous audit year, 2016/17, was challenging for the Council, with EY’s audit opinion being qualified in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

12.

Internal Audit Quarterly Progress Report pdf icon PDF 161 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Paul Harrington, Chief Auditor, submitted a report providing an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report in July 2020.  The report stated that a total of eight audit reviews had been completed in the period between July and September 2020, five  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

13.

Draft Annual Governance Statement 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 146 KB

To receive a report on the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 for publication with the Council’s accounts.

Minutes:

Mike Graham, Assistant Director of Legal & Democratic Services, submitted a report setting out the updated action plan for the 2019/20 Annual Governance Statement (AGS), which was attached to the report at Appendix 1.  The Council was required to prepare and publish an AGS each year as an accompaniment to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.

14.

Strategic Risk Register pdf icon PDF 509 KB

To receive a report on the Council’s Strategic Risk Register for Quarter 2.

Minutes:

Paul Harrington, Chief Auditor, submitted a schedule updating the Committee on the Q2 status of the Council’s 2020/21 Strategic Risk Register (SRR), in line with the requirements of the Council’s Risk Management Strategy.  The SRR was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

The report explained that the SRR had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

15.

Implementation of Audit Recommendations Tracker pdf icon PDF 490 KB

This report sets out a summary of those high and medium risk Internal Audit recommendations which remain outstanding together with an updated management response.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 6 of the meeting held on 14 July 2020, Jackie Yates, Executive Director of Resources, presented a report setting out, at Appendix 1, the Implementation of Audit Recommendations tracker report.  An update on progress with the implementation of Internal Audit Recommendations in relation to Adult Social Care  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

16.

Finance Improvement Programme Update pdf icon PDF 58 KB

This report provides an update on progress by the Finance division to implement the Finance Improvement Programme.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 4 of the meeting held on 14 July 2020, Chris Tidswell, CIPFA, presented a report providing an update on progress of the Finance Improvement Programme (FIP) against the plan for each workstream and their deliverables. The report explained that the FIP had two key phases:  Phase I  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.