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Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
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Named Substitutes
To receive details of any Member of the Authority nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee.
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Declarations of Interest (if any)
This item allows the Chairman to invite any Councillor to declare an interest in any of the items on this Agenda.
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No declarations of interest were made.
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2015.
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RESOLVED that the minutes of the Audit and Standards Committee meeting held on 21 January 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
To provide Audit & Standards Committee with an update on changes to the Strategic Risk Register.
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Members were advised of the current position in relation to items held on the risk register. In particular the continued likelihood, but reduced impact of industrial disputes.
RESOLVED that the Committee note the Strategic Risk Register.
To provide the Committee with a progress update on the 2014/15 plan delivery.
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Members were advised that good progress was being made against the Audit Action Plan and there were currently no high priority recommendations to report.
RESOLVED that the Committee note the Internal Audit Monitoring Report 2014/15.
To provide the Committee with the External Audit Plan for the year ended March 2015 which highlights any risks for Members to be aware of.
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Members were advised that work was on track to meet the key phases of the 2014/15 audit delivery schedule.
Councillor Vickery entered the meeting at 10:55am
RESOLVED that the Committee note the External Audit Plan 2014/15.
To contribute towards effective communication between the Authoritys external auditors and the Authoritys Audit and Standards Committee. Highlighting areas where external auditors are required to make enquiries of the Audit and Standards Committee under Auditing Standards,
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The newly appointed Audit Manager Neil Preece of Grant Thornton was introduced to the Committee. Neil Preece explained the areas they would be concentrating on in the audit of the 2014/15 accounts. Members were advised to note that there were no areas in the Audit Risk Assessment 2014/15 report that were of concern to the Treasurer or External Auditor.
RESOLVED that the Committee note the Audit Risk Assessment 2014/15 report.
To inform Members of the results of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), the actions taken by Officers and subsequent outcomes.
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Members were informed of the results of the National Fraud Initiative and were assured that no fraud had been detected.
RESOLVED that the Committee note the action taken to date by the Authority in response to the National Fraud Initiative.
To update the Committee with details of compliments, complaints and concerns made by the public about the Service over the past 12 months.
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Members were informed of the compliments, complaints and concerns made by the public over the past 12 months.
RESOLVED that the Committee note the Annual Compliments, Complaints and Concerns 2014/15 Report.
To provide Members with the draft Member Development Plan 2015/16 for approval.
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Members were presented with a draft Development Plan for 2015/16.
RESOLVED that the Committee approve the Member Development Plan 2015/16.
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Declarations of Interests
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.
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