Agenda

Audit Committee - Monday, 23rd September, 2024 1.30 pm

Venue: Brierley Room, County Hall, Northallerton

Contact: Edward Maxwell  Email: edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

2.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 24th June, 2024 pdf icon PDF 476 KB

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

 

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.

4.

Public Participation

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice (including the text of the question/statement) to Edward Maxwell of Democratic Services (contact details below) by midday on Wednesday 18 September 2024, three working days before the day of the meeting.  Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item.  Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak:-

·         At this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matters which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes).

·         When the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting.

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.

 

5.

Progress on Issues Raised by the Committee pdf icon PDF 368 KB

Joint report of the Corporate Director, Resources and the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services), attached.

 

6.

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Progress Report pdf icon PDF 117 KB

Report of the Head of Internal Audit.

 

 

Additional documents:

7.

External Audit Progress Update pdf icon PDF 285 KB

Report of the External Auditors, Forvis Mazars, attached.

 

8.

Chairman's Annual Report pdf icon PDF 180 KB

Report of the Chair of the Audit Committee.

 

9.

Statement of Final Accounts including AGS (including letter of representation) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Report of the Corporate Director Resources.

10.

Directorate Risk Register - Environment pdf icon PDF 866 KB

Report of the Corporate Director, Environment.

 

11.

Programme of Work pdf icon PDF 464 KB

Report of the Corporate Director - Resources

 

Purpose of report: To identify items of business scheduled for consideration at each of the Committee’s forthcoming meetings.

12.

Any other Items

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

13.

Date of Next Meeting

Monday 9th December, 2024 at 1.30pm.

Contact Details:

Edward Maxwell, Senior Democratic Services Officer

Tel: 0300 131 2131

Email: edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk