Agenda

Audit Committee - Monday, 16th May, 2011 7.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 3A - Town Hall. View directions

Contact: James Goodwin 01708 432432  Email: james.goodwin@havering.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENT

The Chairman will announce details of the arrangements in case of fire or other events that might require the meeting room or building’s evacuation.

 

2.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

(if any) – received

 

3.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Members are invited to declare any interests in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. Members may still declare an interest in any item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

 

4.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING pdf icon PDF 179 KB

To approve as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2011 and authorise the Chairman to sign them.

 

5.

UPDATE ON OBJECTION TO ACCOUNTS ACTION PLAN pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Report attached

 

6.

PRIVATE SECTOR LEASED ACCOMMODATION (PSL) pdf icon PDF 127 KB

Report attached.

 

7.

EXTERNAL AUDIT FEES 2011/12 pdf icon PDF 102 KB

Report attached.

 

Additional documents:

8.

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT Q4 pdf icon PDF 373 KB

Report attached.

 

9.

ANNUAL FRAUD REVIEW pdf icon PDF 153 KB

Report attached.

 

Additional documents:

10.

FRAUD PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 198 KB

Report attached.

 

11.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S WHISTLEBLOWING ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Report attached.

 

12.

ANNUAL REPORT pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Report attached.

 

Additional documents:

13.

FUTURE OF PUBLIC AUDIT - GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION pdf icon PDF 176 KB

Attached is a copy of the report submitted to the Governance Committee.

 

Additional documents:

14.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any other item in respect of which the Chairman is of the opinion, by reason of special circumstances which shall be specified in the minutes that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

 

15.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

To consider whether the public should now be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, if members of the public were present during those items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; and, if it is decided to exclude the public on those grounds, the Committee to resolve accordingly on the motion of the Chairman.