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Meeting Details

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Audit and Risk Committee
28 Nov 2024 - 16:00 to 17:20
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Agenda

Meeting Details
Public Session
1 pdf Minutes (33Kb)
To approve the minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting of 5 September 2024.
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RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 9 September 2024 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
2 Apologies

To receive any apologies for non-attendance.

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Apologies were submitted from Councillors A Adams, B Bond, S Dufty and S Szalapski.
3 Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.

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There were no declarations of interest.
Report of the Director of Finance and S151 Officer and Finance Manager and Deputy S151 Officer
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RESOLVED: That the Audit and Risk Committee 

A) note the Statement of Accounts appended to the report including the draft Audit opinion contained therein. 

B) note that the audit of the Staffordshire Pensions Fund, which is conducted separately by KPMG is yet to be finalised

C) note that the draft Audit Fundings Report is also caveated around final audit checks and review to be completed

D) authorise the Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee, alongside the S151 officer to formally sign the Statement of Accounts upon notification that the Pension Fund audit, alongside final audit checks and review have been completed with no requirement to amend the Statement of Accounts as appended to this report and notify the Committee accordingly  

E) In the event that the conclusion of the Pensions Fund audit, or final audit checks and review require amendment to the Statement of Accounts as appended, the revised Statement of Accounts shall be bought to a subsequent meeting of Audit and Risk Committee for formal approval.

Report of Azets, External Auditors
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee note the External Audit Annual Report.
Report of the Finance Manager and Deputy S151 Officer
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee note the position at Quarter 2.
Report of the Chief Internal Auditor
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee note the Internal Audit Progress report.
Report of the Monitoring Officer
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee support the revised Whistleblowing Policy.
Report of Corporate Director of Governance
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee agree the revised Anti Money Laundering Policy.
Report of the Finance Director
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RESOLVED: that the Audit and Risk Committee notes the Quarter 2 update on the Strategic and Operational Risks for the council.  
11 Exclusion of Press and Public

To resolve that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) to the Local Government Act 1972.

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RESOLVED: that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) to the Local Government Act 1972. Risk Management Update
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This item is exempt in accordance with Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972
  • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);
  1. APPENDIX 1 Q 2 Risk Register Reporting PRIVATE SESSION
    • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Councillor Andrew Adams  
Councillor Barry Bond MBE  
Councillor Steph Dufty  
Councillor Sue Szalapski  
Absent
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
Councillor Warren Fisher  

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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