Notice of a public meeting of

 

Audit and Governance Committee

 

To:

Councillors Pavlovic (Chair), Daubeney, Fisher (Vice-Chair), Lomas, Mason, Wann and Webb

 

Date:

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

 

Time:

5.30 pm

 

Venue:

Remote Meeting

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.         Declarations of Interest 

 

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they might have in respect of business on this agenda.

 

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2.         Public Participation 

 

It is at this point in the meeting that members of the public who have registered their wish 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 registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at remote meetings.  The deadline for registering is 5:00pm on Monday, 15 February 2021.

 

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 the agenda.

 

Webcasting of Remote Public Meetings

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

 

During coronavirus, we’ve made some changes to how we are running council meetings.  See our coronavirus updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

 

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3.         Counter Fraud Framework Update  (Pages 1 - 74)

 

This report presents a new counter fraud and corruption strategy for City of York Council based on the new national counter fraud strategy for local government, updates the council’s fraud risk assessment and fraud and corruption policy to meet the latest guidance, and provides an update on national and local counter-fraud trends and developments.

 

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4.         Internal Audit Plan Consultation  (Pages 75 - 80)

 

This report seeks Members’ views on the priorities for internal audit for 2021/22, to inform the preparation of the annual programme of work.

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5.         Audit and Counter Fraud Monitoring Report  (Pages 81 - 94)

 

This report provides an update on the delivery of the internal audit work plan for 2020/21 and on counter fraud activity undertaken so far in 2020/21.

 

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6.         Corporate Governance Team Report 

 

Report to follow

 

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7.         Work Plan  (Pages 95 - 98)

 

To receive a draft plan of reports currently expected to be presented to future meetings of the Committee up to April 2022.

 

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8.         Urgent Business 

 

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

 

 

 

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Democratic Services officer:

 

Name: Fiona Young

Telephone: (01904) 552030

Email: fiona.young@york.gov.uk

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact Democratic Services on the details above:

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports

 

 

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