Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

There were no apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)        may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting and consider the actions

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed.

There was one outstanding action point from the previous meeting. F Jump said the information would be circulated to members as soon as it was available.

All other action points had been completed.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements and ask questions in accordance with the rules as to Public Participation

There was no public participation.

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Outcome

The Audit Committee noted the final internal audit reports issued for the following services, and noted the content of the SICA and progress against the annual internal audit plan.

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Outcome

The Audit Committee provided feedback on the report for consideration by Cabinet when they review the Q1 and Q2 2023-24 update on the Strategic Risk Register.

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Outcome

The Audit Committee noted the 2023/24 Treasury Management performance report.

There were no changes to the work programme.