Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday 12 March 2024 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Town Hall, Moorgate Street, Rotherham S60 2TH

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.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To determine whether the following items should be considered under the categories suggested in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended 2006) of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Agenda Item No. 6 Children and Young Peoples Services Strategic Risk Register Update has a confidential appendix so will be exempt from the press and public.

(Exempt under Paragraph 3 of the Act ( (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Agenda Item No. 7 (Regeneration and Environment Risk Register) has a confidential appendix so will be exempt from the press and public.

(Exempt under Paragraph 3 of the Act (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Agenda Item No. 14 (Internal Audit Progress Report for the period 1st December 2023 to 31st January 2024) has a confidential appendix (Appendix D) so will be exempt from the press and public.

(Exempt under Paragraph 7 of the Act (Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime).

 

Agenda Item No. 17 (Asset Management Risk Register) is exempt from the press and public.

(Exempt under Paragraph 3 of the Act (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Therefore, when considering these items, the Chair will move the following resolution:

 

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 those paragraphs indicated 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 relating to any individual and which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual).

5.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 535 KB

 

To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9th January, 2024, as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

6.

Children and Young People's Services Directorate Risk Register pdf icon PDF 399 KB

Additional documents:

7.

Regeneration and Environment Directorate Risk Register pdf icon PDF 359 KB

Additional documents:

8.

2024 Procurement Annual Update pdf icon PDF 567 KB

9.

2022-23 External Auditors Annual Report on Value for Money pdf icon PDF 8 MB

10.

2023-24 Audit Progress Update

11.

Asset Management Building Security Audit Update pdf icon PDF 287 KB

Additional documents:

12.

Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP) and review against Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) pdf icon PDF 640 KB

13.

Internal Audit Annual Plan 2024-25 pdf icon PDF 804 KB

14.

Internal Audit Progress Report for the period 1st December 2023 to 31st January 2024 pdf icon PDF 723 KB

Additional documents:

15.

Audit Committee Forward Work Plan pdf icon PDF 306 KB

16.

Items for Referral for Scrutiny

 

To consider the referral of matters for consideration by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.

17.

Asset Management Risk Register

18.

Urgent Business

 

To consider any item which the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

19.

Date and time of next meeting

 

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on Tuesday, 25th June, 2024, commencing at 2.00 p.m. in Rotherham Town Hall.

SHARON KEMP,

Chief Executive.