Agenda

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 3 February 2026 6.30pm

Venue: Council Chamber

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 149 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2025

3.

ANNUAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY INCLUDING PRUDENTIAL IMPACT 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 495 KB

To recommend the approval of the Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27, including its Annual Investment Strategy, Prudential Indicators and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policy.

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4.

WHISTLEBLOWING POLICY pdf icon PDF 184 KB

To consider the Whistleblowing Policy Update

5.

SHARED INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE (SIAS) PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 485 KB

To consider a report on the SIAS Internal Audit Plan 2025/26.

6.

URGENT PART 1 BUSINESS

To consider any Part 1 business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

7.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

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.

 

8.

PART II MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 04 November 2025.

9.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

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