Audit & Governance Committee – draft 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
1^st Dec 2021
External Audit	Mazars Audit Completion Report	Mazars Mark Kirkham	Report from the Councils external auditors setting out the findings of the 2020/21 Audit.
Finance	Treasury Management Mid-year review 20/21 and review of prudential indicators	CYC Debbie Mitchell	To provide an update on treasury management activity for the first six months of 2020/21
Finance	Final Statement of Accounts incl. Annual Governance Statement	CYC Emma Audrain/ Debbie Mitchell	To present the final audited Statement of Accounts following the 2020/21 Audit including the Annual Governance Statement
Governance	Review of the Constitution	CYC Janie Berry	To note: constitution review will be restricted to review of the Article and Appendix for Scrutiny
Governance	Annual Report of the Monitoring Officer	CYC Janie Berry
Governance	Progress against the Action Plan	CYC Janie Berry	To note: the action plan is restricted to receive the report from the LGA
2^nd Feb 2022
Governance	Progress against the Action Plan	CYC Janie Berry
Governance	Review of the Constitution	CYC Janie Berry
Governance	Corporate Governance Report	CYC Lorraine Lunt	To provide Members with an update on current information governance issues.
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Audit & Counter Fraud Plan & Consultation	Veritau Max Thomas/ Richard Smith	Consultation with the committee on its priorities for internal audit and counter fraud work for 2022/23
Veritau (counter fraud)	Counter Fraud Framework	Veritau – Max Thomas/ Richard Smith	An update to the committee on counter fraud arrangements and action taken as part of the counter fraud strategy. To include a review of the fraud risk assessment and any updates to the counter fraud strategy and policy.
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Internal Audit & Fraud Plan & Progress report	Veritau Max Thomas/ Richard Smith	An update on progress made in delivering the internal audit work plan for 2021/22 and on current counter fraud activity. Including reporting on progress made by council departments in implementing actions agreed as part of internal audit work
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 3	CYC Sarah Kirby	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs) including: KCR 13
9^th March 2022
Governance	Progress against the Action Plan	CYC Janie Berry
6^th April 2022
Risk	Key Corporate Risks monitor 4	CYC Sarah Kirby	Update on Key Corporate Risks (KCRs)
External Audit	Mazars Audit Progress (if required)	Mazars Mark Kirkham	Update report from external auditors detailing progress in delivering their responsibilities as the Council’s external auditors
Governance	Progress against the Action Plan	CYC Janie Berry
HR	Governance Update from Head of HR on CYC settlement agreements	CYC Trudy Forster
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Internal Audit & Fraud Plan & Progress report	Veritau Max Thomas/ Richard Smith	An update on progress made in delivering the internal audit work plan for 2021/22 and on current counter fraud activity. Including reporting on progress made by council departments in implementing actions agreed as part of internal audit work
Veritau (internal audit / counter fraud)	Internal audit and counter fraud plans 2022/23	Veritau Max Thomas/ Richard Smith	To present internal audit and counter fraud plans for 2022/23 to the committee for approval.