Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 4th November, 2026 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the 2025/26 audit results reports for both the Council's main accounts and the Pension Fund accounts, as well as an...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th September, 2026 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday 24 September 2026 to discuss the external auditor's reports and the Council's progress on addressing identified weaknesses. Key items included noting the interim value for money report, the "Reset...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday 23 July 2026 to discuss the provisional audit plan for the year ending 31 March 2026, review progress on action plans in response to external recommendations, and consider the draft statement of a...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday 12 March 2026 to discuss the external auditor's annual report and audit results for the 2024/25 financial year. The committee also reviewed the progress of the action plan in response to external ...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday, 29 January 2026, to review progress on the mobilisation of an action plan in response to external recommendations, discuss internal audit and anti-fraud reports, and examine the corporate risk re...

Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee meeting on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, focused on the council's financial audit results and the statement of accounts. Key discussions revolved around the progress towards an unqualified audit opinion, the challenges in addressing ident...

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss the external auditor's interim value for money report and the Council's response to statutory recommendations. Key areas of discussion included financial reporting, i...

Audit Committee - Monday, 28th July, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee convened to discuss key governance and financial matters, including the appointment of a vice-chair, the approval of the audit committee's terms of reference, and the review of the 2024-25 draft statement of accounts. Councillors also di...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Audit Committee convened on 24 April 2025, to discuss several key issues, including the 2023/24 External Auditors Annual Report, the Corporate Code of Governance update, the Internal Audit Annual Plan, and the Risk Management Repor...

Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 6.45 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Audit Committee convened to address statutory recommendations from the external auditor, EY, regarding the 2023-24 audit results, as required by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014[^1]. The committee agreed to the recommendations r...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday, 10 October 2024, to discuss audit planning, internal audit progress, risk management, and treasury management. Key decisions included noting the audit planning reports for the 2020/21 to 2023/24 ...

Audit Committee - Monday, 8th July, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee discussed updates on the progress of various internal and external audits being carried out at the council. Councillors noted four reports on School Audits, Risk Management, Insurance and Internal Audit. They also discussed the committe...

Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Thursday, 27th June, 2024 6.00 p.m.

The Audit Committee discussed the council's performance in providing adult social care to people in their homes, and the process of recruiting new social workers to deliver that care. The committee decided to ask the council's senior management team to inve...

Audit Committee - Thursday, 23rd May, 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday, 23 May 2024, to review the Council's Annual Governance Statement for 2023/24 and to agree the committee's terms of reference, membership, and meeting dates for the upcoming municipal year. The co...

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 23 April 2024 to discuss the local audit backlog and receive an update on outstanding audit accounts for 2020/21, 2021/22, and 2022/23. The committee also reviewed the Internal Audit Plan and Chart...