NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday 28 March 2017 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Committee:-

Councillors:-      Sarah Nelmes (Chairman)      Steve Drury (Vice-Chairman)

Eric Bishop      Angela Killick

Joan King      Joy Mann

Alex Michaels

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

20 March 2017

The Audit Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

1.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 22 November 2016.

3.NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency.   The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest.

5.FINANCIAL & BUDGETARY RISKS

This report enables the Committee to monitor the Council’s financial and budgetary risks.

6.ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (AGS) – ACTION PLAN UPDATE

This report gives details of the progress resulting from the Annual Governance Statement.

7.INTERNAL AUDIT PLANS - 2017/18

This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the SIAS Audit Manager concerning the proposed internal audit plans for 2017/18.

8.INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT – 2016/17

This report gives details of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the internal auditor.

9.CHANGES TO ACCOUNTING POLICIES 2016-17 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

It is recommended practice that this Committee is informed of any significant changes to the Council’s accounting policies that are followed when compiling the annual statement of accounts. This report informs the Committee of any changes.

10.EXTERNAL AUDIT – CERTIFICATION WORK LETTER 2015/16

This report allows the Committee to note the annual certification work letter from the Council’s external auditor (Ernst & Young LLP)

11. EXTERNAL AUDIT – ANNUAL AUDIT PLAN 2016/2017 AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT COMMITTEE BRIEFING

This report allows the Committee to note and ask questions of the external auditor (Ernst & Young) concerning their two reports covering;

• Audit Plan 2016/17
• Local Government Audit Committee

12.COMMITTEE’S WORK PROGRAMME

To review and make necessary changes to the Committee’s work programme

13.OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

14.EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If any confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the respective paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”.

OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

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