Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Thursday, 1st December, 2016 2.00 pm

Business Items
1Apologies for absence and notification of substitutes
3Public discussion (Standing Order 17)
 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.
 Declaration 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.
4Minutes 07 September 2016
 To approve as a correct record
 Minutes - To approve as acorrect record 
5Matters referred by Council, the Executive etc.
 If any
6Risk Management Update
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
7External Audit Annual Audit Letter and General Update report
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
 Other - Report of the External Auditors 
 Other - Report of the External Auditors 
8Annual Accounts Process
 Report of the Head of Finance & Property
 Report - Report of the Head of Finance & Property 
9Mid-Year Treasury Management Stategy 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Finance & Property
 Report - Report of the Head of Finance & Property 
10Internal Audit Assurance Plan 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
11Urgent 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.