Issue - meetings

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on 29 January 2026 as a correct record.

To review the action tracker.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held 10 November 2025 as a correct record.

To review the action tracker.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held 10 November 2025 be agreed and signed as a correct record.

In relation to the Action Tracker, the issue in relation to voids required an update. Additionally, it was requested that the update regarding staff turnover be provided. In relation to housing recommendations, it was not clear what the management reassurances were and if the reports shared with the Housing Improvement Board could be shared with the Committee. In response, the meeting heard that there were two stages of follow ups. The first was carried out by management and they update their position in relation to the recommendations. This was then audited separately. This finding would be presented to the Committee.

A query was also raised in relation to meanwhile use and co-location use. At the next committee meeting in March 2026, the Committee would be able to review an all-encompassing report on commercial property to the March 2026 meeting. Some good progress had been made in the area. Commercial property still had some way to go to understand the commercial portfolio and the income. However, it was a priority as it was a key income source particularly for financial sustainability. The meeting noted the need for the data at more immediate notice.

The meeting heard that issues in relation to the commercial property audit and the audit voids had not yet been addressed and had taken a considerable amount of time.