South Hams Audit and Governance Committee

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Title:

Agenda

Date:

Thursday, 14th December, 2023

Time:

9.30 am

Venue:

Council Chamber - Follaton House

 

Full Members:

Chairman

Cllr Bonham

 

Vice Chairman

Cllr Nix

 

 

Members:

Cllr Dennis

Cllr Hancock

Cllr Oram

 

Cllr Presswell

Cllr Rake

Cllr Yardy

 

 

Interests – Declaration and Restriction on Participation:

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest not entered in the Authority's register or local non pecuniary interest which they have in any item of business on the agenda (subject to the exception for sensitive information) and to leave the meeting prior to discussion and voting on an item in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Committee administrator:

Democratic.Services@swdevon.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.            

Minutes

1 - 6

 

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Audit Committee held on 28 September 2023

 

 

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2.            

Urgent Business

 

 

Brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

 

 

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3.            

Division of Agenda

 

 

To consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information;

 

 

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4.            

Declarations of Interest

 

 

In accordance with the Code of Conduct, Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests and Non-Registerable Interests including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

 

 

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5.            

Grant Thornton Interim Auditor's Annual Report - combined reporting for 2021-22 and 2022-23

 

7 - 36

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6.            

Grant Thornton - External Audit Plan for 2022/23

 

37 - 60

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7.            

Update on the 2023-24 Internal Audit Plan, and Charter and Strategy

 

61 - 104

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8.            

Summary Accounts 2022/2023 (Draft, Unaudited)

 

105 - 112

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9.            

Treasury Management Mid-Year Review

 

113 - 128

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10.        

Strategic Risk Update and Framework

 

129 - 154

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11.        

Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption (Policy and Response Plan), Counter Fraud Resilience and Assessment Report and Whistleblowing Policy

 

155 - 194

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12.        

Local Government Ombudsman - Annual Review Letter

 

195 - 202

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13.        

Totnes Market - Verbal Update from Deputy Chief Executive

 

 

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14.        

St Ann's Chapel and Housing Offer Task and Finish Group: Draft Terms of Reference

 

203 - 204

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15.        

Proposed Workplan for the Audit & Governance Committee for the 2023/24 Municipal Year

 

205 - 206

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