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Audit Committee
Friday, 18th June, 2010 9.30 am
1. ELECTION OF CHAIR
- to elect a Chair for the municipal year 2010/11.
2. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR
- to elect a Vice-Chair for the municipal year 2010/11.
3. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
- to note the names of members appointed to serve on the Committee for the 2010/11 municipal year.
4. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE, SUBSTITUTIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
- to note the attached terms of reference for the Committee which were agreed by the City Council at its meeting on 18th May 2010
6. DATES AND TIMES OF MEETINGS 2010/2011
- to note the dates meetings for 2009/10 as detailed below, all meetings to commence at 9.30 am -
2010
25th June 2010
24th September 2010
12th November 2010
2011
21st January 2011
1st April 2011*
8th April 201
(*Joint meeting with Standards Committee commencing 10am)
7. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- to receive any declarations of interest from members.
8. MINUTES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HELD ON 16TH APRIL 2010
- to be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
9. 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.
- to receive the action sheet updated from the previous meeting
- to agree the work programme for 2010/11.
12. GRANT THORNTON - INTERIM AUDIT REPORT / PROGRESS REPORT
- to receive and comment on the Interim Audit Report
(Report of the Strategic Director Resources)
- to consider and agree the draft response to Grant Thornton’s findings on the effectiveness of the Audit Committee
(Report of the Strategic Director Resources)
14. BENEFIT FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS TEAM - ANNUAL REPORT
- to receive the Benefit Fraud Annual Report
(Report of the Strategic Director Resources)
15. INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11
- to approve the Annual Audit Plan coverage
(Report of the Strategic Director Resources)
Bristol City Council is committed to openness and will not withhold information unless there are good reasons for doing so. Item 17 is not available to the press and the public because it contains information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime 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.
16. 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.
17. INTERNAL AUDIT - ANNUAL REPORT 2009/2010
(Exempt paragraph 7 - information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime)
- to receive the Internal Audit Annual Report
(Report of the Strategic Director Resources)
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NON-EXEMPT
INFORMATION REPORTS
- to receive the corporate risk register
(Report of the Chief Internal Auditor)
19. ACTION SHEET FROM THE JOINT STANDARDS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING - 9TH APRIL 2010
- to receive the action sheet
20. STANDARDS COMMITTEE - DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT, TERMS OF REFERENCE AND DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME
- to receive the draft annual report
21. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
- Friday 25th June 2010 at 9.30am.