Audit and 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

14 October 2024

 

 

 

 

Governance

Update on the constitution review

CYC

Bryn Roberts

Extraordinary meeting to consider the Constitutional Changes to Appendix 3, Council Procedure Rules.

27 November 2024

 

 

 

 

Finance

Treasury Management Monitor 2

CYC

Debbie Mitchell

 

Finance

No Purchase Order No Pay

CYC

Debbie Mitchell / Helen Malam

 

Governance

Independent Person recruitment update

CYC

Lindsay Tomlinson

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Internal Audit Progress Report

Veritau

Max Thomas / Richard Smith

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Audit Committee Self-Assessment

Veritau

Max Thomas / Richard Smith

To share the results of the self-assessment undertaken.

External Audit

External Audit Plan (Audit Strategy Memorandum) 2023/24

Mazars

Mark Outterside

 

29 January 2025

 

 

 

 

Risk

Key Corporate Risks monitor 3

CYC

Helen Malam

Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).

Finance

Final Statement of Accounts 2023/24

CYC

Debbie Mitchell / Helen Malam

 

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. To also include data on repeated FOI/EIR requests and an update on the covert surveillance policy.

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Internal Audit Workplan Consultation

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Progress Report

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

External Audit

Audit Completion Report 2023/24

Mazars

Mark Outterside

 

26 March 2025

 

 

 

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Internal Audit Work Programme

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Counter Fraud Risk Assessment and Workplan

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

Risk

Key Corporate Risks monitor 4

CYC

Helen Malam

Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs).

May 2025

 

 

 

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

 

Annual Report of the Head of Internal Audit

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)

Annual Counter Fraud Report

Veritau

Max Thomas/ Richard Smith

 

 

 

Upcoming items:

 

·        Councillor Code of Conduct

·        York Open Data

·        Community Governance Review update – Lindsay Tomlinson / Emma Calvert