Agenda and minutes

Governance Committee - Monday, 25th April, 2022 5.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
37.	Minutes Of Previous Meeting (Including Matters Arising) PDF 187 KB To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2022and to deal with any matters arising. Minutes: RESOLVED: that the minutes for the Committee meeting on 14 February 2022 be approved and signed as a correct record.
38.	ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION PDF 363 KB View the background to item 38. Report of Service Director: Legal & Business Operations setting out the annual review of the Council's constitution Link to Constitutional Review 2022 Additional documents: Constitutional Review 2022 (combined) , item 38. PDF 5 MB Minutes: The Committee received and noted the report of the Service Director, Legal and Business Operations and Monitoring Officer detailing the annual review of the Council’s Constitution. The Committee noted that a further report on the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board would be presented to them to consider in the near future.
39.	Internal Audit Progress Report PDF 304 KB View the background to item 39. Report of the Chief Internal Auditor detailing the Internal Audit Progress report for the period 25 January 2022 to 5 April 2022. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Internal Audit Progress Report , item 39. PDF 649 KB Minutes: The Committee received and noted the report of the Chief Internal Auditor detailing the internal Audit Progress report for the period 25 January to 5April 2022. The Committee discussed progress with the Internal Auditor on the following activities detailed in the report: · Removal and rationale of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) · Woodlands Community College – Finance and Personnel Group · Business World – implementation of financial planning and analysis software · Direct Payments Audit · IT procurement, inventory control and disposal · Short breaks – agreed further information would be brought back to the Committee.
40.	Annual Audit Plan & Charter 2022-23 PDF 316 KB View the background to item 40. Report of the Chief Internal Auditor requesting approval of the Annual Internal Audit Plan 2022-23 and the Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Charter and Code of Ethics 2022-23. Additional documents: Enc. 1 Annual Internal Audit Plan 2022-23 , item 40. PDF 371 KB Enc. 2 Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Charter & Code of Ethics 2022-23 , item 40. PDF 551 KB Minutes: The Committee considered and noted the report of the Chief Internal Auditor detailing the Annual Internal Audit Plan 2022-23 and the Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Charter and Code of Ethics. RESOLVED: (i) To approve the provisional Annual Internal Audit Plan for 2022-23 as attached; and (ii) To approve the Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Charter and Code of Ethics.
41.	External Audit - Audit Plan PDF 281 KB Report of the External Auditors which outlines the External Audit Plan for 2021-22. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 41. PDF 5 MB Minutes: The Committee considered and noted the report of the External Auditors detailing the External Audit Plan for 2021-22.