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, Audit Committee - Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 6.30 p.m.
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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 the progress of audits, risk management, and treasury management. Key decisions included noting the progress of internal audits, the results of an external quality ass...
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, where they appointed Councillor Amina Rahman as Vice Chair and reviewed the Council's Annual Governance Statement for 2023/24. The committee also discussed the terms of reference, mem...
Audit Committee - Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The council meeting focused on addressing the backlog of local audits, reviewing internal audit plans and progress, updating risk management strategies, and reviewing the anti-bribery policy. The committee discussed various reports and recommendations, lead...
Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Thursday, 21st March, 2024 6.30 p.m.
CANCELLED
This meeting has been cancelled.
Audit Committee - Monday, 22nd January, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Monday, 22 January 2024, to review progress on internal audits, discuss risk management, consider changes to the committee's composition, and approve key financial strategies. Decisions were made regarding...
About
The Audit Committee is responsible for considering the Council’s arrangements for internal control, governance and financial management and recommending any actions accordingly. This includes:
• Audit Plans.
• Reports from external audit (such as the Annual Audit Letter and Governance Report).
• The Annual Governance Statement.
• Anti fraud and corruption initiatives.
• Authority’s Risk Management Arrangements.
• The administration of the Council’s financial affairs.
• Approving the Authority’s Statement of Accounts. The Audit Committee is made up of seven Members of the Council as appointed by Full Council. Political balance rules apply to the Committee. The quorum is 3 Members of the Committee. The Committee typically meets about four times a year at the Town Hall Mulberry Place and the meetings are open to the public to attend. A timetable for meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. The full terms of reference for the committee can be found in the Council Constitution (Part 3.3.11, of the Council’s Constitution, Responsibility for Functions) pgs 102-103.
Members
Barry Quirk
· Chair
Harun Miah
· Vice-Chair
Abdul Wahid
· Member
Amin Rahman
· Member
Kabir Ahmed
· Member
Marc Francis
· Member
Mohammad Chowdhury
· Member
Mufeedah Bustin
· Member
Abu Talha Chowdhury
· Substitute
Ahmodur Khan
· Substitute
Amina Ali
· Substitute
Asma Islam
· Substitute
Bodrul Choudhury
· Substitute