Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Notice of Meeting, Summons and Agenda

M E H RADFORD - Corporate Services Director
Date Published: 17 March 2014
 

A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held in the Committee Room, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne on Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 7:00pm.

Members: Councillor Nicholas Hampshire (Chairman), Councillor Patricia Sandle (Vice Chairman), Councillors Andy Booth, John Coulter, Adrian Crowther, Ed Gent, Angela Harrison, Peter Marchington and Tony Winckless.

Quorum = 3

1

apologies for absence and confirmation of substitutes


 
2

minutes


Report for Item 2

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 11 December 2013 (Minute Nos. 475 - 480) as a correct record, subject to the inclusion of Councillor Duncan Dewar-Whalley's apologies.
 
3

declarations of interest



Councillors should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves or their spouse, civil partner or person with whom they are living with as a spouse or civil partner. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.

The Chairman will ask Members if they have any interests to declare in respect of items on this agenda, under the following headings:-

(a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI) under the Localism Act 2011. The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared. After declaring a DPI, the Member must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or vote. This applies even if there is provision for public speaking.

(b) Disclosable Non Pecuniary Interests (DNPI) under the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 16 May 2012. The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared. After declaring a DNPI interest, the Member may stay, speak and vote on the matter.

Advice to Members: If any Councillor has any doubt about the existence or nature of any DPI or DNPI which he/she may have in any item on this agenda, he/she should seek advice from the Director of Corporate Services as Monitoring Officer, the Head of Legal or from other Solicitors in Legal Services as early as possible, and in advance of the Meeting.

 
 

part a report for recommendation to council


 
4

strategic risk register update


Report for Item 4

The Committee are asked to agree a revised Strategic Risk Register to be submitted to Cabinet for adoption.
 
 

part b reports for decision by the audit committee


 
5

internal audit operational plan 2014/15


Report for Item 5 | Annex 1 for Item 5 | Annex 2 for Item 5

The Committee are asked to review and approve the Internal Audit Operational Plan for 2014/15.
 
6

internal audit - external quality assessment of conformance with the public sector internal audit standards


Report for Item 6 | Annex 1 for Item 6

The Committee are asked to note the outcomes of the External Quality Assessment and the action that will be taken to ensure full conformance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.
 
7

internal audit - external audit protocol


Report for Item 7 | Annex 1 for Item 7

The Committee are asked to note the protocol which sets out the working relationship between Mid Kent Audit and Grant Thornton.
 
8

certification report 2012/13


Report for Item 8

The Committee are asked to consider the certification report 2012/13 from Grant Thornton.
 
9

audit plan 2013/14


Report for Item 9

The Committee are asked to consider the Audit Plan 2013/14 from Grant Thornton.
 
10

audit committee update


Report for Item 10

The Committee are asked to consider the Audit Committee update from Grant Thornton.
 
11

internal audit - sports development investigation and outcome


Report for Item 11

This report updates the Committee in relation to a fraud that was previously reported in 2013.
 

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