Agenda
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Apologies |
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Declarations of Interest |
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Public Questions To answer any written public questions about matters which are within the powers and duties of the Audit & Governance Committee. Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item
The closing date for receipt of questions is 10am on Friday 20th September 2024.
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Member Questions The closing date for receipt of questions is 10am on Friday 20th September 2024.
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Minutes of the previous meeting The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 25th July 2024 |
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KPMG Audit Findings Report for GCC & Pension Fund The Committee is asked to note the report. Additional documents: |
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Annual Governance Statement The Committee is asked to review and approve the Annual Governance Statement and the actions planned by the Council to further enhance good governance arrangements; and note the update on actions taken since the original statement was completed.
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Statement of Accounts
The Committee is asked to approve the attached Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024, including Gloucestershire Pension Fund Accounts 2023/24, as detailed in Annex A and delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Chair of the Committee to sign the attached letter of representation, in Annex B, on behalf of the Council and Annex C on behalf of the Pension Fund.
The Committee is also asked to note the Audit Findings Reports from KPMG on the current audit of the Council’s and Gloucestershire Pension Fund Statements of Accounts 2023/24. Additional documents: |
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Treasury Management Update Report The Committee is asked to note the Treasury Management Update Report.
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Internal Audit Activity Progress Report The Committee is asked to note the report. Additional documents: |
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Internal Audit Charter and Code of Ethics The Committee is asked to note the report. Additional documents: |
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Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP) 2024-25 The Committee is asked to approve the QAIP 2024-25 and note the compliance assessments. Additional documents: |
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Data Protection Officer Annual report The Committee is asked to note the report. |
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Annual Review of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Complaints The Committee is asked to note the contents of the LGSCO’s annual letter and to consider those cases that have been upheld during the year. Additional documents: |
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Annual Health & Safety report The Committee is asked to note the report. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public That in accordance with Section 100 A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following agenda items, because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.
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Internal Audit Progress Report The Committee is asked to note the report. |
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Direct Award Contracts The Committee is asked to note the report. |
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Highways Contract Management To receive a verbal update. |