Audit & Governance Committee – Work Plan

Training/briefing events will be held at appropriate points in the year to support members in their role on the Committee.

Theme	Item	Lead officers	Scope
22 May 2024
Governance	Corporate Governance Report	CYC Lorraine Lunt	To provide Members with an update on corporate governance including issues.
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Annual review of the counter fraud framework	Veritau Max Thomas / Richard Smith	To present the findings of the annual review of the counter fraud framework and risk assessment, and seek comments on any updates needed to counter fraud and related policies.
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Approval of indicative annual internal audit programme and counter fraud plan	Veritau Max Thomas / Richard Smith	To seek approval for the 2024/25 internal audit work programme, and the counter fraud plan.
External Audit	Auditor's Annual Report 2021/22	Mazars Mark Kirkham	To also include indicative commentary for 2022/23.
9 July 2024
Governance	Update on the Constitution Review	CYC Bryn Roberts
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 4	CYC Debbie Mitchell	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).
Finance / Procurement / Governance	Report on the Salvation Army's Early Intervention & Prevention contract	CYC
Finance	Treasury Management Outturn	CYC Debbie Mitchell
31 July 2024
External Audit	Audit Progress Report	Mazars Mark Kirkham
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Annual Head of Internal Audit report	Veritau Max Thomas / Richard Smith
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Audit Committee Self-Assessment	Veritau Max Thomas / Richard Smith	To set out the options for taking the self-assessment forward.
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 1	CYC Helen Malam	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).
Governance	Updates on Member Training and the LGA recommendations	CYC Claire Foale / Lindsay Tomlinson	To review the Council’s performance against the 10 recommendations outlined by the LGA and to report on the progress of Member training. To include feedback from the Joint Standards Committee.
Governance	York Open Data platform	CYC Claire Foale / Ian Cunningham
Finance	Draft Statement of Accounts 2023/24	CYC Debbie Mitchell / Helen Malam
4 September 2024
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Audit Committee Self-Assessment	Veritau Max Thomas / Richard Smith	To share the results of the self-assessment undertaken.
Finance	Treasury Management Monitor 1	CYC Debbie Mitchell
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 2	CYC Helen Malam	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).
Governance	Corporate Governance Report	CYC Lorraine Lunt	To provide Members with an update on corporate governance including issues.
27 November 2024
Finance	Final Statement of Accounts 2023/24	CYC Debbie Mitchell / Helen Malam
Finance	Treasury Management Monitor 2	CYC Debbie Mitchell
External Audit	Audit Completion Report 2023/24	Mazars Mark Kirkham
29 January 2025
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 3	CYC Helen Malam	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).
Finance	Treasury Management Monitor 3	CYC Debbie Mitchell
Finance	Treasury Management Strategy	CYC Debbie Mitchell
Governance	Corporate Governance report	CYC Lorraine Lunt	To provide Members with an update on corporate governance including issues.
26 March 2025