Meeting documents

Date:

29 May 2013

Time:

6pm

Venue:

Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage

Contact:

Guy Moody

Tel:

01438 242203

Email:

committees@stevenage.gov.uk

Members:

To be appointed at Annual Council.

Agenda

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PART I

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2. TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Committee is asked to note the terms of reference of the Audit Committee.
Terms of Reference attached

3. MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - 26 MARCH 2013
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 26 March 2013.
Minutes attached

4. EXTERNAL AUDIT FEE LETTER
Members are requested to note the report.
Report attached

5. PUBLIC SECTION INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS (PSIAS) (INCORPORATING THE SHARED INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES (SIAS) AUDIT CHARTER)
Members are requested to adopt the PSIAS with effect from 1 April 2013.

Members are further requested to accept the SIAS Audit Charter as part of compliance with the PSIAS 2013.
Report attached

6. SIAS ANNUAL ASSURANCE STATEMENT AND INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT
The Committee is asked to note the Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual report.
Report attached

7. INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT
Members are requested to note the Internal Audit Progress Report as at 10 May 2013.
Report attached

8. ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2012/2013
Members are requested to receive and recommend the Council's Annual Governance Statement for approval by the Statement of Accounts Committee.
Report attached
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4

9. URGENT PART I BUSINESS
To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

10. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
To consider the following motions:

1. That under Section 100 (A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1-7 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by SI 2006 No.88.
2. That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

PART II

11. PART II MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - 26 MARCH 2013 
To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting held on 26 March 2013.

12. STRATEGIC RISK REGISTER QUARTER 4 2012/2013
To note the latest Strategic Risk Register for Stevenage Borough Council and developments in the risk management arrangements.

13. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent

Published:

20 May 2013