Agenda

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 17 October 2024 10.30 am

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 Tuesday 23 July 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, including:

 

·       Statement of Accounts update

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 Thursday 10 October 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 onMonday 14 October 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.

Internal Audit Charter and Mandate

To consider the Internal Audit Charter and Mandate.

Supporting documents:

7.

Internal Audit update report

To receive the Internal Audit updates from SWAP.

Supporting documents:

8.

Financial Key Controls limited assurance audits - management action plans

To receive management action plans in relation to financial key controls limited assurance audits.

Supporting documents:

9.

External Audit Progress Report

To receive the External Audit progress report from Grant Thornton.

Supporting documents:

10.

External Audit planning report on the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 audits

To receive an External Audit planning report on the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 audits from Deloitte.

Supporting documents:

11.

Stone Circle Annual Governance Update

To receive the annual governance update regarding Stone Circle.

Supporting documents:

12.

Landlord Compliance Fire Safety - General Fund Assets - Action Plans

To receive a presentation detailing action plans on Landlord Compliance Fire Safety – General Fund Assets, following a limited assurance audit.

13.

Procurement Action Plan

To receive a presentation on the procurement action plan, following a limited assurance audit.

Supporting documents:

14.

Forward Work Programme

To note the Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

15.

Date of Next Meeting

To note that there will be an extraordinary meeting of the Committee at 1.30pm on 28 November 2024, to consider the Statement of Accounts 2020/21 to 2022/23. 

 

To note that the next regular meeting of the Committee will be held at 10.30am on 29 January 2025. 

 

16.

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