Agenda

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned, either a

(a) personal interest

(b) prejudicial interest

(c) disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any Member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

To note the appointment of Ms Gill Brown and Dr Stuart Green as Independent Members and to welcome them to the Audit Committee.

To agree the minutes of the last meeting of the Audit Committee held on 30 November 2020 as a true and correct record.

To consider a progress report on the recommendations made in the internal audit report of Client Finances issued on 6 February 2020.

To consider the controls being implemented to manage the strategic risk relating to resilience.   

To receive a verbal update from Deloitte on the financial statement audit for the year ended 31 March 2020.

To present the 2021/2022 Internal Audit Charter for approval.

To approve the Risk Management Framework 2021-2025.

To approve the Business Continuity Management Framework 2021-2025.

To note the date and time of the next meeting of the Committee as 4 March 2021, commencing at 6pm.