Reshma Ravikumar

...to recommend to the Council that they note the contents of the Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2024/25.

...to note the report on Freedom of Information Act requests received between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, which highlighted a 98.2% on-time response rate.

...the recommendations within the SIAS Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25 were approved, including noting the report itself, the results of the self-assessment required by the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP), approving the SIAS Audit Charter 2025/26, and seeking management assurance regarding the scope and resources for internal audit in 2024/25.

...the Audit Committee of Watford approved the recommendations for the updated Corporate Policy and Procedures Document for Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources.