Lincolnshire Committees

Audit Committee

Audit

Recent meetings

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23 Mar 2026

10:00 am

Audit Committee - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 10.00 am

The Audit Committee of Lincolnshire County Council met on Monday, 23 March 2026, to review a range of financial and risk management reports. Key discussions included the lessons learned from education travel, updates on the new statutory framework for membe...

17 Nov 2025

Audit Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Audit Committee of Lincolnshire Council was scheduled to review the council's high needs system for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision, receive an update on the audit of the 2024/25 accounts for both the council ...

22 Sep 2025

Audit Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am

The Audit Committee met to discuss the external audit and annual finance statement, strategic risks, counter fraud measures, internal audit progress, financial management updates, and future audit work. The committee decided to conduct a deep dive into the ...

21 Jul 2025

Audit Committee - Monday, 21st July, 2025 10.00 am

The Lincolnshire Audit Committee met to discuss the annual report of the monitoring officer, the external audit value for money report, a risk management progress report, the draft statement of accounts, and the audit strategy and charter. The committee app...

16 Jun 2025

Audit Committee - Monday, 16th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Lincolnshire County Council Audit Committee met to discuss the annual audit opinion and reports, fraud risk, information assurance, external audit plans, the annual governance statement, and the audit committee work programme. The committee approved the...

About

The Audit Committee comprises of seven councillors, who represent the political balance of the Council, plus two independent persons who are not a councillor, or an officer of the Council.   The Audit Committee role in respect of the work of the Council is to:  

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To be a key component of the Council's corporate governance.  Provide independent and high-level focus on the audit, assurance and reporting arrangements that underpin good governance and financial standards; and  

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To provide independent assurance to Councillors of the adequacy of the risk management framework and the internal control environment.  Provide an independent review of the Council's governance, risk management and control frameworks and oversee the financial reporting and annual governance processes.  Oversee internal and external audit, helping to ensure that efficient and effective assurance arrangements are in place.  

The meetings are usually held throughout the year, on a Monday, at 10.00 a.m, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL (unless otherwise stated).  The meetings are generally open to the public, unless otherwise specified.   The full terms of reference for the Audit Committee are set out in Part 2 of the Council's Constitution.

 

Members

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Robbie Woods · Chairman
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James Bean · Vice-Chairman
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Ian Carrington · Member
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Paul Timothy Lock · Member
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Philip Roberts · Member
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Stephen Bunney · Member
Andrew Middleton · Independent Added Member
Andrew Warnes. Democratic Services Officer · Independent Added Member