Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Thursday, 3rd March, 2016 3.00 pm

Business Items
1Public discussion
 The Committee will hear any person who wishes to address it in accordance with the Standing Orders. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each person will be limited to a period of five minutes for public participation. This section of the meeting must not exceed 30 minutes and discussion must not refer to a current planning application. Details of the request in respect of Public Participation will be circulated to Members in their pigeon holes prior to the meeting.
2Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest
 A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the Chamber in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairman is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.
3Apologies for absence
4Minutes 01/12/15
 To approve as a correct record
 Minutes - To approve as a correct record 
5Matters referred by Council, Executive, other committees or panels
 None
6Treasury Management Strategy 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Finance and Property
 Report - Report of the Head of Finance & Property 
7Extenal Audit
 Reports of the Council's External Auditor
 Appendix 1
 Grant Certification
 Appendix 2
 Audit Plan
 Appendix 3
 Audit Committee update
 Report - Reports of the Council's External Auditors 
7Other - Grant Certification 
 Other - Audit Plan 
 Other - Audit Committee update 
8Audit & Assurance Annual Report 2015/16
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
9Audit & Assurance Plan 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
10Annual Governance Review 2015/16
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
11Audit Committee work plan
 Report of the Chair
 Report - Report of the chair 
12Urgent business permitted by the Local Government Act 1972
 For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following question must be addressed: 'What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting'. If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairman to rule that it be considered as urgent. Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.