The Audit and Scrutiny Committee oversees the council's financial management, risk, and governance to ensure effective and efficient operations and compliance with regulations. It reviews internal and external audit reports, comments on audit scope, and commissions work from auditors. The committee also examines the council's financial performance, approves the internal audit plan, and monitors compliance with financial regulations and anti-fraud strategies.
In its scrutiny role, the committee assesses the council's performance against policy objectives and targets. It develops and approves a scrutiny work plan, considers scrutiny reports, and monitors the implementation of accepted recommendations. The committee provides an annual report to the council on its scrutiny activities and findings.