Agenda

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the Part I (public) minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 17 January 2025 and the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on 18 February 2025.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To receive any announcements through the Chairman.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on 3 April 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on7 April 2025. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

To receive the External Audit reports from Grant Thornton:

·       Interim Auditors Annual Report on Wiltshire Council 2023/24.

·       Conclusion of the Audit 2023/24 - letter to those charged with governance.

·       Disclaimer of opinion 2023/24

To consider the Statement of Accounts 2023/24.

To consider the Accounting Policies for 2024/25.

To receive the internal audit updates from SWAP.

To receive the Internal Audit Annual Opinion 2024/25 from SWAP.

To receive the Internal Audit Planning Paper 2025/26 from SWAP.  

To receive the Internal Audit Mandate and Charter from SWAP.

To receive an update on the management action plans in relation to a limited assurance internal audit, Direct Payments Children’s.

To receive a presentation on management action plans in relation to a limited assurance internal audit on Business Continuity.

To receive a presentation on management action plans in relation to a limited assurance internal audit on Business Information and Data Quality.

To receive a presentation on management action plans in relation to a limited assurance internal audit on Leisure Income Financial Controls.

To note the Forward Work Programme.

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee will be held on 10 July 2025. 

To consider passing the following resolution:

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item Number 17 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

To consider the Part II (private) minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 17 January 2025.