Decision

To update the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference within the Constitution to comply with CIPFA’s 2022 Position Statement.

Reasons for the decision

The Annual report of the Audit Committee approved on 15 March 2023 referenced the requirement for the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference to be updated to accord with CIPFA’s 2022 Position Statement to ensure that a paragraph confirming the Committee’s statement of purpose is included. The Terms of reference have been updated to reference this statement of purpose as shown in bold in the attached together with other minor amendments. The amended Terms of Reference are attached.

Alternative options considered

Not to amend the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed would mean that they do not accord with CIPFA’s 2022 Position Statement and as such do not comply with best practice.