Agenda and minutes

Audit and Standards Committee - Wednesday 16 November 2016 5.00 pm

Venue: To be held at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH

Contact: Dave Ross, Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

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2.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Members to declare any interests they have in the business to be considered at the meeting.

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3.

Appointment of Deputy Chair

To appoint a Deputy Chair of the Committee for 2016/17.

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4.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 89 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 September 2016.

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5.

Whistleblowing Policy pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Report of the Acting Executive Director, Resources.

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6.

Annual Ombudsman and Complaints Report 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 175 KB

Joint report of the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Legal and Governance.

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7.

Recommendation Tracking Process pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Report of the Senior Finance Manager, Internal Audit.

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8.

Annual Audit Letter 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 36 KB

Report of the Director KPMG.

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9.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To identify items where resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public.

 

(Note: The report relating to Strategic Risk Management is not available to the public and press because it contains exempt information described in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person, including the authority holding that information).

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10.

Strategic Risk Management

Report of the Acting Executive Director, Resources.

 

(Note: The above report is not available to the public and press because it contains exempt information described in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person, including the authority holding that information).

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11.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 87 KB

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance.

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12.

Changes to the Arrangements for the Appointment of External Auditors pdf icon PDF 100 KB

Report of the Head of Strategic Finance.

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13.

Dates of Future Meetings

To note that meetings of the Committee will be held at 5.00 p.m. on:-

 

·         8 December 2016 (additional meeting if required)

·         12 January 2017

·         16 February 2017 (additional meeting if required)

·         9 March 2017 (additional meeting if required)

·         27 April 2017

·         13 July 2017

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