Meeting:

Audit Committee

Members:

Councillors Cliff Lunn (Chair), George Jabbour (Vice-Chair), Alyson Baker, Philip Broadbank, David Chance, Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Mike Jordan, Karin Sedgwick, Neil Swannick, Peter Wilkinson and Independent Co-opted Members (non-voting) Mr David Marsh and Mr David Portlock.

Date:

Monday, 24 February 2025

Time:

1.30 pm

Venue:

Brierley Room, County Hall, Northallerton

 

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AGENDA

 

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1.  

Apologies for absence

 

 

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2.  

Minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2024

 

(Pages 3 - 10)

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3.  

Declarations of interest

 

 

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

 

 

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4.  

Public participation

 

 

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice and provided the text to Democratic Services (democraticservices.central@northyorks.gov.uk) no later than midday on Wednesday, 19 February 2025.  Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item.

If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chair who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.

 

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5.  

External Audit Report 2023-24 – NYC and NYPF

(Pages 11 - 90)

 

Report by Forvis Mazars LLP.

 

Purpose of report: To present the Audit Completion Report for North Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire Pension Fund for the year ended 31 March 2024.

 

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6.  

Statement of Final Accounts 2023-24 – NYC and NYPF

(Pages 91 - 322)

 

Report of the Corporate Director Resources.

 

Purpose of report: To approve the Letter of Representation 2023/24 to be submitted to the External Auditor for North Yorkshire Council and to approve the Statement of Final Accounts and Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 for North Yorkshire Council.

 

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7.  

Any other items

 

 

Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

 

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8.  

Date of next meeting

 

 

Monday, 17 March 2025 at 1.30pm.

 

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Members are reminded that in order to expedite business at the meeting and enable Officers to adapt their presentations and address areas causing difficulty, they are encouraged to contact Officers prior to the meeting with questions on technical issues in reports.

 

 

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Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive

(Legal and Democratic Services)

County Hall

Northallerton

 

 

Contact Details

 

David Smith, Senior Democratic Services Officer

Tel: 01756 706235

Email: democraticservices.central@northyorks.gov.uk

 

Friday, 14 February 2025

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