Meeting documents
Audit Committee
Thursday, 27th September, 2012 7.00 pm
| Number | Item |
Minutes for this Meeting  | |
| Agenda Papers | |
| Agenda Front Page | |
| 1. | Apologies/Substitutes |
| 2. | Declarations of Interest |
| 3. | Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of this Committee held on the 25th June 2012 |
| 4. | Part I – For Decision |
| This report aims to elaborate on the current contents of theAnnual Governance Statement; specifically in relation to therole of the Chief Finance Officer in the wider governance offinance issues. | |
| 2011/12 Annual Governance Statement (Updated Including Supplementary Statement on Financial Management Arrangements) | |
| 5. | This report presents the 2011/12 Statement of Accounts forapproval.The Auditor’s Report is appended and he will be present atthe meeting to introduce this and take questions. The audithas identified a few presentational errors as detailed in thereport.The District Auditor has issued an unqualified opinion on theaccounts.Once approved the accounts will be published with anaccompanying simple summary of the key facts andoutcomes for the year. |
| Statement of Accounts 2011/12 and the District Auditor’s Annual Governance Report | |
| 6. | The report sets out the draft Strategic Risk Register and theAction Plans which have been completed by the respective‘risk owners’.Audit Committee is asked to note the Action Plans andconfirm that it is satisfied with the action that is being taken tomanage the Council’s strategic risks. |
| Strategic Risk Register – Management Action Plans | |
| 7. | This review follows a report to the Audit Committee in Aprilwhich set out those principles of good governance the councilwould expect all key operational partnerships to generallyadhere to. The need for the review was highlighted in the2010/2011 Annual Governance Statement and is carried overto the 2011/2012 Statement. Assurance has been given thatover 90% of the principles set out in the governanceframework are being exhibited already by these partnershipswhilst none of the gaps identified are considered of immediaterisk to the partnerships as a whole. |
| Principles of Good Partnership Governance – Partnership Arrangements Framework | |
| 8. | Fraud – Follow Up Report |
| 9. | Report Tracker and Future Meetings |
| Part II – Monitoring/Information Items |