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Items
No.
Item
1.
Apologies
To
receive any apologies for absence, including notifications of any
changes to the membership of the Committee.
2.
Minutes PDF 376 KB
To
confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Audit
Committee held on 25 March 2026.
3.
Declarations of interests
3a
To receive declarations of non pecuniary interests in respect of items on this agenda
For reference: Having
declared their non pecuniaryinterest members may remain in the meeting
and speak and, vote on the matter in question. A completed disclosure of interests form should be
returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the
meeting.
3b
To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items on this agenda
For reference: Where a Member
has a disclosable pecuniary interest
he/she must leave the meeting during consideration of the
item. However, the Member may remain in
the meeting to make representations, answer questions or give
evidence if the public have a right to do so, but having done so
the Member must then immediately leave the meeting, may not vote
and must not improperly seek to influence the outcome of the
matter. A completed disclosure of
interests form should be returned to the Clerk before the
conclusion of the meeting.
(Please Note: If Members and Officers wish to seek advice on any
potential interests they may have, they should contact Governance
Support or Legal Services prior to the meeting.)
4.
Urgent Items
To
consider any other items that the Chairman decides are
urgent.
5.
Terms of Reference PDF 203 KB
To note the Audit
Committee’s Terms of Reference as approved by Adjourned
Annual Council on 14 May 2026.
6.
External Audit – The Audit Plan for Torbay Council PDF 1 MB
To consider the Audit
Plan for Torbay Council, year ending 31 March 2026.
7.
Internal Audit – Annual Report 2025-2026 PDF 1 MB
To consider a report
that provides a summary of the performance against the Internal
Audit Plan for the 2025-26 financial year.
8.
Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/2026 PDF 162 KB
To consider a report
on the Annual Governance Statement which provides the opportunity
for the organisation to review its processes, controls and
objectives and to provide assurance to Members, Senior Officers and
stakeholders as to the reliability of its Statement of Accounts and
the probity of its operations.
Additional documents:
9.
Treasury Management Outturn 2025/26 Report
To consider a report
on the 2025/2026 Treasury Management Outturn.
10.
Annual Report – Requests to Waive Contract Procedures PDF 2 MB
To consider a report
that provides details of the procurement waivers for the 2024/2025
and 2025/2026 financial years.
