Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Birnie and Councillor S Hobson.

F Jump, Head of Financial Services, also sent her apologies.

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 by the members present and then signed by the Chair.

The action points from the previous meeting will be reviewed at the next meeting.

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.

P Lazenby provided the committee with a progress update against the annual internal audit plan.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the final internal audit reports issued for following Council activities:

• HRA Health and Safety - Reasonable Assurance

• Waste Management - Reasonable Assurance

• Budgetary Control - Substantial Assurance

• Housing Rents - Substantial Assurance

The committee noted the content of the SICA and progress against the annual internal audit plan.

P Lazenby introduced the draft internal audit annual report for 2023/24.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the report.

N Howcutt introduced the report and provided the committee with a timetable for the refresh of the Councils strategic risks.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the report.

There were no amendments to the work programme.

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 18 September 2024.