Agenda

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members].

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings held on 28 February 2024 and 20 March 2024.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the Committee.

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings.  The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Monday, 20 May 2024.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form.  If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services.  Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

This report provides Members with updates in respect of:

·        Corporate Governance performance report

·        Information Commissioners Office cases

·        Ombudsmen cases

·         Potential new and emerging data protection and digital information legislation  

This report presents the outcomes of the annual review of the council’s counter fraud framework. It also includes a brief summary of national and local trends in counter fraud.

This report seeks the committee’s approval for the indicative programme of internal audit work to be undertaken in 2024/25. It also includes the proposed programme of counter fraud work, which is provided for the committee’s information.

The Auditor’s Annual Report (AAR) summarises the work Mazars have undertaken as the auditor for City of York Council for the years ending 31 March 2022 and 2023.

To consider the committee’s work plan.

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the  Local Government Act 1972.

Democracy Officer:

Name: Louise Cook

Telephone: (01904) 551031

Email: louise.cook@york.gov.uk