AGENDA - Audit Committee
Tuesday 8 September 2009 at 10.00 am in the Cary Room


  

1.         Minutes – to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the two meetings of the Audit Committee held on 23 June 2009 (as previously circulated);

 

2.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

 

3.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information;

 

4.         Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

 

5.         Audit Commission – Audit Progress Summary to 29 August 2009;

            Report

 

6.         Audit Commission – Supplementary Opinion Audit Plan 2008/09;

            Report

 

7.         Audit commission – Annual Governance Report

            Report

 

8.        Local Government Ombudsman’s Annual Review 2008/09 – to consider a report that informs Members of the local Government Ombudsman’s reflections on the complaints received by him and the decisions reached set against the overall national position in the Ombudsman’s Annual Review;

            Report

            Appendix 1

            Appendix 2

 

9.        Update on the Compliance Review of the Code of Corporate Governance – to consider a report that informs Members of the progress being made on the issues identified by the compliance review of the 2008 Code of Corporate Governance;

            Report

            Appendices A - F

 

10.       Progress against the 2009/10 Internal Audit Plan with EXEMPT appendices – to consider a report that informs Members of the principal activities and findings of the Internal Audit Section of Financial Services for 2009/10 to 31 July 2009;

            Report + Appendix A

            Appendices B - D (Exempt)

 

11.       Risk Management Quarterly Review – to consider a report that provides Members with an up-date on risk management;

             Report

 

12.       Exclusion of Public and Press – to consider the following resolution to exclude the public and press:-

             “That in accordance with Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded
            from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information
            as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved”
 
 

13.       Salcombe Harbour – Oral Update: Harbour Master to attend

 

 

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MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

 

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