Agenda

Audit and Accounts Committee - Thursday, 31 March 2022 2.30 pm

Venue: The Salford Suite, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA.

Contact: Liz Wright

Items
No.	Item
	GUIDANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR FACE TO FACE MEETINGS PDF 178 KB
	2pm - MEMBERS ONLY: Self-Assessment Exercise - David Smith and Simon Bleckly
1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	The Committee is asked to consider whether it agrees to the inclusion of the items listed in Parts 1 and 2 of the agenda.
3.	Declarations of Interest.
4.	To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting. PDF 381 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 26^th January 2022.
5.	Matters Arising
6.	Report on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit - Simon Bleckly PDF 361 KB Report of the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Internal Audit Additional documents: Review of the Effectiveness of Internal Audit - Appendix A - Action Plan - PART 1 , item 6. PDF 231 KB
7.	Audit and Accounts Terms of Reference - David Smith PDF 284 KB Report of the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Internal Audit Additional documents: Audit and Accounts Committee Terms of Reference - Mar 2022 - Paper - PART 1 , item 7. PDF 135 KB
8.	Statement of Accounts Update - Joanne Hardman The Chief Finance Officer – verbal update
9.	External Auditors Update (Mazars): PDF 537 KB
10.	Internal Audit Progress Report - David Smith PDF 611 KB Report of the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Internal Audit
11.	Internal Audit Strategy and Draft Internal Audit Plan - Simon Bleckly PDF 287 KB Report of the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Internal Audit Additional documents: Draft - Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Plan 2022-23 - Appendix 1 - PART 1 , item 11. PDF 839 KB
12.	The Work Programme and Membership PDF 234 KB
13.	URGENT BUSINESS - PART 1
14.	EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC The officers consider that the following items contain exempt information as provided for in the Local Government Access to Information Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Members are recommended to agree the necessary resolutions excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of this item. At the time this agenda is published no representations have been that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.
15.	URGENT BUSINESS - PART 2
16.	Date of Next Meeting Wednesday 22^nd June 2022 at 2pm (1:45pm for members).