Agenda

Audit Committee - Thursday 24 September 2026 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.

 

Under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for:-

 

Agenda Item 12 (Internal Audit Progress Report) (Appendix G) on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime)

 

Agenda Item 13 (Policy, Strategy and Engagement Risk Register) on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)).

5.

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 28th July, 2026 pdf icon PDF 132 KB

 

To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 28th July, 2026, as a true and correct record of the proceedings and to be signed by the Chair.

6.

External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update pdf icon PDF 807 KB

Representations of Grant Thornton (External Auditor) to present

7.

Procurement Annual Update Report 2026 pdf icon PDF 191 KB

Karen Middlebrook, Head of Procurement, to present

Additional documents:

8.

Information Governance Annual Report pdf icon PDF 240 KB

Luke Sayers, Service Director, Customer, Information and Digital Services, to report

9.

Code of Corporate Governance pdf icon PDF 148 KB

Katie Stead, Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager, to report

Additional documents:

10.

Anti-Money Laundering Policy Review pdf icon PDF 250 KB

Louise Ivens, Head of Internal Audit, to present

Additional documents:

11.

Counter Fraud Framework including Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy and Strategy pdf icon PDF 288 KB

Louise Ivens, Head of Internal Audit, to present

Additional documents:

12.

Internal Audit Progress Report pdf icon PDF 247 KB

Louise Ivens, Head of Internal Audit to report

Additional documents:

13.

Policy, Strategy and Engagement Risk Management Register

Katie Stead, Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager, to present

14.

Audit Committee Forward Work Plan pdf icon PDF 262 KB

Louise Ivens, Head of Internal Audit, to present

15.

Items for Referral for Scrutiny

 

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

16.

Urgent Business

 

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