Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday 26 September 2023 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.

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:-

 

The following items are exempt from the press and public:-

 

Agenda Item No. 8 (Internal Audit Progress Report – Appendix C is exempt under Paragraph 7 (Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime)).

 

Agenda Item No. 9 (Risk Management Summary 2022-23 and Corporate Strategic Risk Register – Appendices 1 and 2 are exempt under Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Council)).

 

Agenda Item 12 (Assistant Chief Executive’s Directorate Risk Register) is exempt under Paragraph 7 (Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime)

 

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 it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the 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.

4.

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.

5.

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 7th August, 2023 pdf icon PDF 165 KB

 

To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on (insert date) as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

6.

Update on Statement of Accounts 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 217 KB

7.

Final Annual Governance Statement pdf icon PDF 302 KB

Additional documents:

8.

Internal Audit Progress Report pdf icon PDF 688 KB

Additional documents:

9.

Risk Management Annual Summary 2022-2023 and Corporate Strategic Risk Register Update pdf icon PDF 448 KB

Additional documents:

10.

Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy and Strategy Review and Update pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Additional documents:

11.

Audit Committee Forward Work Plan pdf icon PDF 250 KB

12.

Assistant Chief Executive - Risk Management Directorate Presentation

13.

Items for Referral for Scrutiny

 

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

14.

Urgent Business

 

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

15.

Date and time of next meeting

 

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on Tuesday, 28th November, 2023, commencing at 2.00 p.m. in Rotherham Town Hall.

SHARON KEMP,

Chief Executive.