Rich Clarke

Audit and Risk Committee

Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 7.00 pm

The Committee received an update from the Council’s external auditors, KPMG, and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting. It also discussed an update on the progress of the Council's Internal Audit work, and approved its new Internal Audit Charter. Finally, the committee received an update on the Council's Corporate Risk Register.

Audit and Risk Committee CANCELLED

Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

Health and Safety Committee

Health and Safety Committee - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 6.00 pm

The Health and Safety Committee met to consider a report on the Corporate Health and Safety Board, and to confirm the minutes of their previous meeting. The report was provided by Rich Clarke, Lewisham Council's Head of Assurance, and covered issues raised in previous meetings, as well as accident and incident statistics. The previous minutes being considered for approval were for a meeting held on 23 May 2024.

Audit and Risk Committee

Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting received the Head of Assurance's Annual Report and Opinion on the Council's governance, risk management and control, approved the 2024/25 Internal Audit Plan, received an update on the progress of the external audit, noted the management responses to the recommendations made in the 2022/23 Auditor's Annual Report and received the Corporate Risk Register Update. The meeting confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Health and Safety Committee

Health and Safety Committee - Thursday, 23rd May, 2024 5.00 pm

The meeting focused on health and safety issues within Lewisham Council, including the election of the chair and vice-chair, updates on defibrillator policies, emergency evacuations, and health and safety incidents. The committee also discussed the importance of maintaining public safety in council buildings and the need for better reporting and management of health and safety resources.