Agenda

Audit and Accounts Committee - Wednesday, 22 March 2023 2.00 pm

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

Contact: Liz Wright

Items
No.	Item
	Face to Face public meetings at The Salford Suite - advice for members of the public (updated 03.10.22) PDF 87 KB
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 held on Wednesday 25 January 2023 PDF 406 KB
5.	Matters Arising
6.	Audit and Accounts Committee Self-Assessment Exercise (Assessment) (David Smith/ Simon Bleckly) This is an interactive section, using Menti for voting, please remember to bring your laptops/ ipads, as you will need to use a web browser open to participate (all will be explained at the meeting).
7.	Internal Audit Progress Report (David Smith) PDF 471 KB
8.	Audit and Accounts Committee Terms of Reference (Iolanda Puzio/ Simon Bleckly) PDF 285 KB Additional documents: Audit and Accounts Committee Terms of Reference - Mar 2023 - Paper - PART 1 , item 8. PDF 151 KB
9.	Report on the Effectiveness of Internal Audit (Simon Bleckly) PDF 360 KB Additional documents: Review of the Effectiveness of Internal Audit 2022-23 - Appendix A - Action Plan - PART 1 , item 9. PDF 234 KB
10.	External Auditors Update (Karen Murray) PDF 392 KB
11.	Draft Internal Audit Plan (Simon Bleckly) PDF 285 KB Additional documents: Draft - Internal Audit Plan 2023-24 - Appendix 1 - PART 1 , item 11. PDF 242 KB
12.	URGENT BUSINESS - PART 1
13.	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.
14.	URGENT BUSINESS - PART 2
15.	Completed Investigations - verbal update (David Smith)
16.	Date of Next Meeting Wednesday 28 June 2023 (TBC) at 2pm in The Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA Provisional Agenda: Member Training 2pm Meeting 2:30pm Part 1 1. Annual Report of the Chair Cllr Turner 2. Draft Code of Corporate Governance Simon Bleckly/ David Smith 3. Annual Report of the Head of Internal Audit (to inc Counter Fraud Bribery and Corruption Update) Simon Bleckly/ David Smith 4. Final Internal Audit Strategy and Plan 2021/22 David Smith 5. External Auditors Updates Karen Murray – Mazars 6. AOB Part 2 1. Current investigations update David Smith