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Audit & Governance Committee - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.00 pm
October 29, 2025 Audit & Governance Committee View on council websiteSummary
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Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.
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Internal Audit Resources
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Draft Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Information Only... to consider, discuss, and note the Draft Statement of Accounts for 2024-25.
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Quarterly Exemption & Waiver Report
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
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Work Programme and Dates of Future Meetings
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External Audit Recommendations - Actions Tracker
Information Only...the Audit & Governance Committee of West Lancashire noted the status and progress on external audit recommendations and value for money assessment.
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National Procurement Strategy Assessment
Information Only...to note the 2025/26 National Procurement Strategy Assessment, which included a new assessment based on the National Procurement Strategy Toolkit for 2025/26.
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OUTSTANDING AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
Information Only... to note the status of outstanding audit recommendations and the progress to date to ensure they are implemented.
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External Audit progress report and sector update
Information Only...to note the external auditor's progress report on the 2024/25 audit and a sector update from Grant Thornton.
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Recommendations Approved...the recommendations from the previous meeting's minutes were approved, along with noting updates on external audit recommendations, an external audit progress report, the Senior Information Risk Owner Annual Report, the work programme, and the Council's exemption/waiver activity, as well as approving the Anti-Money Laundering Policy and the Risk Management Annual Report.
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REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT – USE OF POWERS
Information Only...to note that the Council had not used its powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) in the previous 12 months.
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - Annual Setting of the Policy
Recommendations Approved...that the Council's Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) activity and the RIPA Policy at Appendix 1 were noted.
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INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITIES - PROGRESS REPORT
Information Only...to note progress against the 2024/25 and 2025/26 Internal Audit Plans, acknowledging staffing resource issues and delays in completing audits.
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INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT AND OPINION 2024/25
Information Only...to note the Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion for 2024/25, which gave a moderate assurance opinion on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the council's framework of governance, risk management, and control.
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