The Audit Committee is made up of 9 members and is a
key component of the council’s governance framework, whose
role is to provide independent assurance to the council in relation
to:
·
the effectiveness of risk management and internal
control arrangements;
·
the integrity of financial reporting, including
approval of the annual statement of accounts; and
·
the effectiveness of the governance arrangements
within the council as a whole including approval of the annual
governance statement.
The Audit Committee also:
·
advises on the adoption or revision of various
counter fraud policies and protocols;
·
advises members on the adoption or revision of a
local code of governance; and
·
receives the audit plans for both external audit and
internal audit and progress reports throughout the year on the work
of both.