Meeting documents

Date: Tuesday 17 March 2009
Time: 6.00 p.m.
Place: Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage
Contact: James Hazlewood
Tel: 01438 242215

Agenda

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PART I

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2. MINUTES - 12 JANUARY 2009
   To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 January 2009.
   Minutes attached
3. EXTERNAL AUDIT PLAN AND FEES 2009/10
   To advise Members of the External Audit Plan and Inspection Fees 2009/10 (attached at Appendix A) to be carried out by the Council's appointed external auditors, Grant Thornton.
   Report attached
   Appendix attached
4. EXTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE REPORT
   To note the External Audit update report.
   Oral Update.
5. DATA SECURITY UPDATE
   To note progress made in tightening data security controls.
   Report attached
   Appendix attached
6. TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY (REVISED)
   To consider the proposed revisions to the Treasury Management Strategy for recommendation to Council.
   Report attached
   Appendix One
   Appendix A
   Appendix B
   Appendix C
   Appendix D
   Appendix E
7. DATA QUALITY ACTION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT
   To note the progress made against the actions set out in the Data Quality Action Plan.
   Report attached
   Appendix attached
8. INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT
   To note progress against the delivery of the 2008-09 Internal Audit Plan.
   Report attached
   Appendix A
   Appendix B
   Appendix C
   Appendix D
9. 2009/10 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN
   To approve the 2009/10 Internal Audit Plan.
   Report attached
   Appendix attached
10. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
    To update Members on the application and effectiveness of the Corporate Governance Framework for 2008/09.
    Report attached
    Appendix A
    Appendix B
11. URGENT PART I BUSINESS
    To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent
12. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
    To consider the following motion:-
    "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".

PART II

13. PART II MINUTES - 12 JANUARY 2009
    To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 January 2009.
14. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
    To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.