AUDIT COMMITTEE - PROGRAMME OF WORK 2023/24

 

 

ANNUAL WORKPLAN

OCT

23

DEC

23

MAR

24

june

24

Sept

24

OCT

24

Nov

24

Audit Committee Agenda Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training for Members (as necessary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

Annual Internal Audit Plan

 

 

û

û

 

 

 

Annual report of Head of Internal Audit

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Internal audit and counter fraud progress report

û

 

û

û

û

 

 

B

Annual Audit Plan (NYC & NYPF)

û

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Reports / Letters of the External Auditors (ISA 260)

 

û

 

 

û

 

 

 

External Audit Progress Update

 

û

 

 

û

 

 

 

External Audit Plans for former Districts and Boroughs

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

Statement of Final Accounts including AGS (including letter of representation)

 

û

û

 

û

 

 

Report of member working group on NYCC + NYPF 22/23

 

û

 

 

û

 

 

Chairman’s Annual Report

û

 

 

 

û

 

 

Audit Committee - terms of reference / effectiveness

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in Accounting Policies

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Corporate Governance        –  review of Local Code + AGS

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

                                        –  annual report inc re AGS

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

Risk Management (inc Corporate risk register) –  annual report

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Directorate risk register – Children and Young People’s Services

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

Directorate risk register – Health and Adults Services

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Directorate risk register – Environment

û

 

 

 

û

 

 

Directorate risk register – Community Development

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Directorate risk register – Central Services

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Partnership Governance  –  annual report

û

 

 

 

û

 

 

Information Governance  – annual report

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

Review of Finance,/Contract/Property Procedure Rules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Continuity – annual report

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Counter Fraud Policy Framework / Fraud Strategy / Risk Assessment / Work plan

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Counter Fraud  – annual report

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

Procurement and Contract Management – update report

 

û

 

x

 

 

 

CIPFA FM Code

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

Treasury Management         –  Executive February

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Commercial Governance Review

 

 

û

 

 

 

 

Consultation on proposals for a new long term contract for internal audit services

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

Motions from Council

 

û

 

 

 

 

 

VFM – annual assurance review

 

 

 

û

 

 

 

D

Work Programme

û

û

û

û

û

 

 

Progress on issues raised by the Committee (inc Treasury Management)

û

û

û

û

û

 

 

E

Agenda planning / briefing meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee Agenda/Reports deadline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee Meeting Dates

23/10

11/12

18/03

24/06

23/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 =

Internal Audit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

Meetings to be sorted

B

=

External Audit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1    Governance of External Companies (inc NY Highways) & Commercial Investments

C

=

Statement of Final Accounts / Governance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2    LGR Update – MTFS & Governance Issues

3    Pensions Governance

4    Counter fraud             

D

=

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

=

Dates