Agenda item

The Council considered a report of the Corporate Director of Resources regarding proposed changes to the Audit Committee Terms of Reference which were intended to update and make clear the specific purpose, roles and responsibilities the Committee undertake following new CIPFA guidance which expanded and provided more detail on the role of the Audit Committee (for copy see file of Minutes).

The Corporate Director of Resources informed the Council that in May 2019 the Audit Committee reviewed its arrangements against the new CIPFA Guidance and recommended the changes proposed within the report to the Constitution Working Group.

Many of the areas raised in the new CIPFA guidance had been operating in practice through the Committee prior to the formal release of the publication. However, the Terms of Reference for the Committee required updating and made clear the specific purpose, roles and responsibilities the Committee undertake.

The proposed changes would ensure that the Council’s audit arrangements continued to reflect best practice.

Moved by Councillor Shuttleworth, Seconded by Councillor Rowlandson and

Resolved

That the Council agree the changes to the Audit Committee Terms of Reference and delegate authority to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to make the consequential amendments to the Constitution.