Agenda

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To receive any apologies for absence.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with below).

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii)          may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, section B, Paragraph 29 of the Council’s Constitution.

To review the action tracker.

For the Audit Committee to consider the draft Auditor’s Annual Report from KPMG, which provides a summary of their findings in relation to their Value For Money work, the risk assessment for which was provided to the July audit committee.

This report details the work undertaken by Internal Audit in the period 1 April to 31 August 2026 and focuses on progress on internal audit coverage relative to the approved internal audit plan, including the number of audit reports issued and finalised – work undertaken by the external provider (Forvis Mazars).

At its meeting on 23 July 2026, Audit Committee members agreed to undertake a self-assessment of all areas within the remit of the Committee. It was agreed members agreed to complete an on-line skills matrix assessment and the feedback provided will be used to identify any training needs.

This report details the work undertaken by the in-house resources in the Audit and Risk team and communicates a first quarter update on completion of the work plan for 2026/27. 

The Audit Committee is responsible for Anti-fraud and Corruption arrangements as part of its Terms of Reference. In order to provide assurance that the corporate policy is consistent with relevant regulations and other best practice requirements, it is reviewed on a regular basis.

This report provides an update to the Audit Committee on the Council’s treasury management activities and performance for the six months ending 30th September 2026, in accordance with the CIPFA Code.

Under its terms of reference, the Committee is also required to note the Council’s Corporate Risk Register and be satisfied appropriate mitigating actions are being completed in a timely manner.

This report is the first update since the full Council meeting in July 2026 and an update is set out in full in Appendix 1.