Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room

Contact: Lyndsey Parnell  Senior Elections and Members' Services Officer

Items
No. Item

10.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Barnfather.

11.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015. pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

12.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

13.

KPMG Annual Governance Report pdf icon PDF 270 KB

Report of KPMG, external auditors.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the External Auditors, KPMG, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, summarising the key issues identified during their audit of the Council’s financial statements for the 2014/15 financial year and their assessment of the Authority’s arrangements to secure value for money in its use of resources.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the information.

14.

Statement of Accounts 2014/15 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Corporate Director Mark Kimberley presented the report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, which sought approval of the Council’s Statement of Account for the 2014/15 year.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Approve the statement of Accounts for 2014/15 attached as Appendix one to the report; and

 

2)    Note the letter of representation attached as Appendix two to the report.

15.

Fraud Recovery Rates

Report of the Service Manager, Revenues & Benefits

Minutes:

Following a request at the last Committee, Paul Whitworth Benefits Manager presented a verbal report to the Committee concerning fraud recovery rates during the last financial year.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the information.

16.

Follow-up of Previous Audit Recommendations pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Report of Service Manager - Audit & Asset Management

Minutes:

The Service Manager, Audit and Asset Management introduced a report, which was circulated prior to the meeting, informing Members of departmental progress in the implementation of Internal Audit recommendations and identifying to Members where additional action needs to be considered in relation to any outstanding recommendations.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

17.

Internal Audit Reports issued July -September 2015 pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Report of Service Manager - Audit and Asset Management

Minutes:

The Service Manager, Audit and Asset Management introduced the report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, summarising the outcome of Internal Audit activity for the period July to September 2015.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

18.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.