Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Stewart.

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.

There were no action points from the previous meeting.

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed by the members present and then signed by the Chair.

There were no actions from the previous 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.

N Howcutt introduced the Homes England compliance audit report.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The report was noted. The committee congratulated the team for achieving a ‘Green’ grading.

Sofie Kockelbergh from KPMG gave a brief overview of the annual report to the committee.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

1.     The Committee accepted the External Auditor’s Draft Annual Report 2023/24, noting the recommendations within the report.

2. The Committee approved the Letter of Representation (Appendix C) and the Statement of Accounts (Appendix D) in the capacity of those charged with Governance.

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

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The report was noted.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The report was noted.

P Lazenby and N Howcutt introduced the report and provided a brief overview of the audit strategy and annual plan.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The committee noted the report and approved the annual plan.

C Dempsey presented the proposed Treasury Management Strategy for 2025/2026 and provided an update on performance against the prudential indicators as at quarter 3 of 2024/2025.

Please refer to the video minutes for full discussion.

Outcome

The report was noted.