Tower Hamlets › Committees

Audit Committee

Audit

Recent meetings

78 meetings · Page 5 of 8

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
Profile image for Harun Miah
Harun Miah · Vice-Chair
Profile image for Abdul Wahid
Abdul Wahid · Member
Profile image for Amin Rahman
Amin Rahman · Member
Profile image for Kabir Ahmed
Kabir Ahmed · Member
Profile image for Marc Francis
Marc Francis · Member
Profile image for Mohammad Chowdhury
Mohammad Chowdhury · Member
Profile image for Mufeedah Bustin
Mufeedah Bustin · Member
Profile image for Abu Talha Chowdhury
Abu Talha Chowdhury · Substitute
Profile image for Ahmodur Khan
Ahmodur Khan · Substitute
Profile image for Amina Ali
Amina Ali · Substitute
Profile image for Asma Islam
Asma Islam · Substitute
Profile image for Bodrul Choudhury
Bodrul Choudhury · Substitute
View on council website