Agenda

To receive apologies for absence from Members.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2025.

In accordance with paragraphs 2.24 of the Council’s Committee Procedure Rules and Appendix on Public Speaking a total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to put questions to the committee on any matter relating to this agenda. Each member of the public will be allowed up to two minutes each to speak, and the Chair will have discretion to vary this where they consider it appropriate.

Members of the public wishing to speak are required to provide notice of this at least three clear working days’ in advance of the meeting and should include the question with that notice.

To receive an update on the Committee Action Log.

To receive an update from Ernst & Young LLP on the 2023-24 external audit.

To consider the Annual MO report.

To receive an update on the Internal Audit Plan.

To consider the findings of the internal audit review.

To receive an update on risk management.

To consider the report updating on the Global Internal Audit Standards.

To receive a report which updated on the Financial Leadership Improvement Plan.

To consider the Work Programme.

To consider the update report on Procurement Compliance.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded. The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To consider the Part 2 appendices.