Corporate Governance & Audit Committee

Meetings of this committee are audio recorded   Constitution: 8 Members of Council including a Cabinet Member and a representative from the Overview and ScrutinyCommittee, and the membership to be based on political proportionality. The Committee will report directly to the Council. The Chairman shall not be a memberof the Cabinet. Frequency of Meetings: at least 4 times per year. Terms of Reference:  

1.     Identify and consider new corporate risks and review existing known risks alongwith the control and monitoring arrangements in place.

2.     Review or determine the Internal Audit priorities based on the corporate governanceissues and risk assessments made.

3.     Review progress/effectiveness and probity of corporate governance within theauthority, arrangements with external audit, internal audit and the implementation oftheir recommendations.

4.     Report to full Council each year or at any time where significant issues or concernsare raised, on corporate governance issues and the internal arrangements in placeto monitor and control risks.

5.     Monitor the effectiveness of committees and panels.

6.     Keep the Council’s financial regulations and contract standing orders under reviewand make recommendations to the Cabinet and the Council.

7.     Ensure effective scrutiny of the Council’s treasury management strategy andpolicies.

8.     Consider reports from the Chief Finance Officer on the Council’s financial controlsystems.

9.     Consider reports from the Chief Finance Officer on the Council’s insurance policiesand self-insurance arrangements.

10.   Monitor systems and policies to prevent fraud.

11.  Approve annually the final accounts of the Council.

12.  Monitor the efficiency of the Council’s services as required.

13.  Annually review how the Council deals with complaints from members of the publicrelating to services provided by the Council including those complaints referred tothe Local Government Ombudsman and the effectiveness of the operation of theCorporate Complaints Scheme.

14.  Monitor S.106 obligations and the spending of the Community Infrastructure Levy(CIL).

15.  Receive reports from the Council’s external auditors, the ombudsman and otherappropriate bodies and propose appropriate action.  

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