Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Wednesday, 6th September, 2017 2.00 pm

Business Items
1Apologies for absence & notification of substitutes
2Public discussion (Standing Order 17)
 To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Committee on matters within its remit. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each speaker will be limited to a period of five minutes for public participation up to a maximum of 30 minutes.

Requests to speak must be submitted in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, or to the officer mentioned at the top of this agenda letter, by noon on the day before the meeting and the request must detail the subject matter of the address.
3Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest (Standing Order 37)
 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 30 March 2017
 To approve as a correct record
 Minutes - Minutes for approval 
5Matters referred
 If any
6Statement of Accounts 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Finance & Property
 Report - Report of the Head of Finance & Property 
 Other - Appendix B 
 Other - Audit Findings 
7Treasury Management Outturn 2016/17
 Report of the Head of Finance & Property
 Report - Report of the Head of Finance & Property 
8Appointment of External Auditors
 Report of the Head of Audit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
9Local Code of Corporate Governance
 Report of the Head of Aufdit West
 Report - Report of the Head of Audit West 
 Other - Appendix 1 
10Annual Report 2016/17
 Report of the Chairman
 Report - Report of the Chairman 
 Other - Appendix 1 
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.