Audit Committee

Committee Members

• Cllr Mike Davis (Chair)
• Cllr John Knight
• Cllr Martin Lawton
• Cllr Ray Satur
• Cllr Janice Sidebottom
• Cllr Jan Wilson

Meeting Dates 2008/09

• 26th June 2008 at 5.00 p.m.
• 24th September 2008 - 5.00 p.m.
• 22nd December 2008 - 2.00 p.m.
• 26th January 2009 - 2.00 p.m.
• 23rd March 2009 - 2.00 p.m.
• 20th April 2009 - 2.00 p.m.
• 25th June 2009 - 2.00 p.m.

Agendas and Minutes

Role of the Committee

• Approve the Council’s Statement of Accounts (which includes the Statement of Internal Control).

• Consider the Annual Report from the Auditor or the Audit Commission and to monitor the Council’s response to any issues of concern identified.
• Consider the Head of Internal Audit’s annual report and opinion, and a summary of internal audit activity and the level of assurance it can give over the Council’s corporate governance arrangements.
• Consider reports dealing with the management and performance of the internal audit service.
• Consider any report from internal audit on agreed recommendations not implemented within a reasonable timescale.

• Liaise with the Audit Commission over the appointment of the Council’s external auditor.
• Maintain an overview of the Council’s Constitution in respect of contract procedure rules, financial regulations and codes of conduct and behaviour.
• Monitor the effective development and operation of risk management and corporate governance in the Council.
• Monitor Council policies on “Raising Concerns at Work” and the anti-fraud and anti-corruption strategy and the Council’s complaints process.
• Oversee the production of the Council’s Statement of Internal Control and monitor progress on any issues.
• Consider whether appropriate accounting policies have been followed and whether there are concerns arising from the financial statements or from the audit that need to be brought to the attention of the Council.

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