Meeting documents

M I N U T E S

A G E N D A

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE, SUBSTITUTIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. PUBLIC FORUM

Time Limit for this item - 30 minutes

Any local resident or councillor, may present a petition or submit a statement on the work of the committee, provided that they have given notice in writing or by electronic mail not later than 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting. In the case of a statement, a copy of the statement should be included.

The notice should be addressed to the Democratic Services Team, Room 220, Council House, Bristol, BS1 5TR, and marked for the attention of Karen Blong.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

- to receive any declarations of interest from members.

4. WHIPPING

- to give notice of any matters included on this agenda on which political groups intend to exercise a party whip.

5. CHAIRS BUSINESS

- to receive brief announcements or information updates from the Chair as necessary

6. ACTION SHEET

- to agree the action sheet updated from the previous meeting

7. WORK PROGRAMME

- to agree the work programme

8. BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING - UPDATE

- to update members of the Audit Committee of Business Continuity (BC) progress since January 2011

9. GRANT THORNTON’S PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2011-12

- to note and comment as appropriate, on Grant Thornton’s Progress Report for 2011-12.

10. GRANT THORNTON VALUE FOR MONEY FOLLOW-UP OF 2009-10 RECOMMENDATIONS

- to note and comment as appropriate, on Grant Thornton’s report.

11. GRANT THORNTON’S AUDIT PLAN 2011-12

- to note and comment as appropriate, on Grant Thornton's Audit Plan for 2011-12.

12. GRANT THORNTON CERTIFICATION WORK REPORT 2010-11

- to note and comment as appropriate, on Grant Thornton’s report.

13. INTERNAL AUDIT: AUDIT COMMITTEE TRAINING PROGRAMME

- to review the proposed training provision and indicate interest.

14. INTERNAL AUDIT: ANTI FRAUD, BRIBERY & CORRUPTION STRATEGY & POLICY

- to review and approve the Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy and Policy & to note the recommendation for the Annual Governance Statement review process.

Bristol City Council is committed to openness and will not withhold information unless there are good reasons for doing so. Item 16 is not available to the press and the public because it contains information related to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and is not for publication by virtue of Part 1 of Schedule 12(a) to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

15. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

Recommended - that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, the public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following item, on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

16.INTERNAL AUDIT: FRAUD UPDATE [Exempt Paragraph 7 - this report contains information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime]

- to note the content of this report as a source of assurance regarding the counter-fraud work being undertaken by the Council.

INFORMATION REPORTS

17. CORPORATE RISK REGISTER

18. NEIGHBOURHOODS (HRA) RISK REGISTER

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

- The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 2pm on the 20th April 2012.