Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday 23 March 2021 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Virtual Meeting - the recording of the meeting will be uploaded after the conclusion of the meeting

Contact: Dawn Mitchell, Governance Advisor

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence To receive the apologies of any Member who is unable to attend the meeting.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interest from Members in respect of items listed on the agenda.
3.	Questions from Members of the Public or the Press To receive questions relating to items of business on the agenda from members of the public or press who are present at the meeting.
4.	Minutes of the previous meeting held on 19th January, 2021 PDF 259 KB To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 19^th January, 2021, as a true and correct record of the proceedings.
5.	External Assessment of Internal Audit against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. PDF 870 KB
6.	Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP) PDF 517 KB
7.	Procurement Update PDF 266 KB
8.	Dedicated Schools Grant - Central Reserve PDF 325 KB
9.	Closure of the Accounts 2020/21 PDF 478 KB Additional documents: Appendix B Accounting Policies , item 9. PDF 319 KB
10.	Closure of the Accounts 2020/21 - Timetable PDF 299 KB
11.	Grant Thornton Update
12.	Internal Audit Progress Report 1st January-28th February, 2021 PDF 803 KB Additional documents: Internal Audit Progress Report Appendix , item 12. PDF 178 KB
13.	Internal Audit Annual Plan 2021/22 PDF 655 KB
14.	Audit Committee Forward Plan PDF 250 KB
15.	Items for Referral for Scrutiny To consider the referral of matters for consideration by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.
16.	Exclusion of the Press and Public That under Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of such Act indicated, as now amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 (information relates to finance and business affairs).
17.	Finance and Customer Services Risk Register View the reasons why item 17. is restricted
18.	2020/21 Municipal Year To consider any item which the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.
19.	Date and time of Future Meetings Meetings of the Audit Committee will be held as follows during the 2021/22 Municipal Year:- Tuesday, 22^nd June, 2021 28^th September 30^th November 11^th January, 2022 15^th March all commencing at 2.00 p.m.
	SHARON KEMP, Chief Executive.