Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 3 February 2020.

To receive and consider a presentation on progress in respect of the ICT Joint Strategy.

To consider the proposed Shared Anti-Fraud Service (SAFS) Anti-Fraud Plan 2020/21.

To consider Ernst and Young’s draft Audit Planning report for 2019/20.

To consider the Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) Internal Audit progress report 2019/20.

To consider the SIAS Internal Audit Plan 2020/21.

To consider revised Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders for recommendation to Council.

To consider a proposed Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Bribery Policy.

To consider an assessment of the Council’s Corporate Governance arrangements.

To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

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 paragraphs1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

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.

To note the latest Strategic Risk Register for Stevenage Borough Council and developments on risk management issues.

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.