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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 357 KB
To
confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Audit
Committee held on 26 March 2025.
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 204 KB
To note the Audit
Committee’s Terms of Reference as approved by Adjourned
Annual Council on 15 May 2025.
6.
Draft Audit Plan for Torbay Council PDF 2 MB
To consider a report
that provides an overview of the planned scope and timing of the
statutory audit of Torbay Council for those charged with
governance.
7.
Treasury Management Outturn
To consider a report
on the above.
8.
Draft Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025 PDF 142 KB
To consider a report
on the draft 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.
Risk Management Update PDF 450 KB
To note a report that
provides an update on the Council’s current risk position and
notable information with regards to the Council’s overall
risk management arrangements.
Additional documents:
10.
Counter Fraud and Error Update PDF 585 KB
To consider a report
that provides an update on counter fraud activity undertaken for
the period of 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, including progress
against the 2024/2025 Counter Fraud Plan.
