Agenda

Audit and Governance Committee - Tuesday 23 July 2024 1.30 pm

Venue: Kennet Room - County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN. View directions

Contact: Tara Hunt  Senior Democratic Services Officer email:  tara.hunt@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

Part I

Items to be considered while the meeting is open to the public

 

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 23 April 2024.

 

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interests

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

 

4.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chairman.

5.

Public Participation

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 Tuesday 16 July 2024 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm onThursday 18 July 2024. 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.

 

6.

Risk Management

To receive a report on risk management.

Supporting documents:

7.

Internal Audit update reports

To receive the internal audit updates from SWAP.

Supporting documents:

8.

Annual Governance Statement 2023/24

To consider the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2023/24.

Supporting documents:

9.

Whistleblowing Policy

To consider the update on the Whistleblowing policy.

Supporting documents:

10.

External Audit Plans 2023/24

To receive the external audit plans 2023/24 from Grant Thornton.

Supporting documents:

11.

Interim External Auditor's Annual Report

To receive the interim external auditor’s annual report 2023-24.

Supporting documents:

12.

Statement of Accounts / Backstops update

To receive an update on the Statement of Accounts / Backstops.

Supporting documents:

13.

Forward Work Programme

To note the Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

14.

Date of Next Meeting

To note that there will be an extraordinary meeting of the Committee (to consider the outstanding Statements of Accounts) on 11 September 2024 at 2.00pm.

 

To note that the next regular meeting of the Committee will be held on 17 October 2024 at 10.30am.

15.

Urgent Items

Any other items of business, which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

 

Part II

Items during whose consideration it is recommended that the public

should be excluded because of the likelihood that exempt

information would be disclosed

 

None