Agenda item

The Committee received a report of the Chair of the Audit Committee which provided a copy of the proposed Annual Report that would be presented to County Council in October, which set out details of the work of the Audit Committee during the period September 2023 to August 2024 and how the Audit Committee continued to oversee good governance across the Council.

The report provided information on the outcome of the self-assessment evaluation of the effectiveness of the Audit Committee, carried out in

February 2024 in accordance with CIPFA’s Audit Committees: Practical

Guidance for Local Authorities and Police 2022. The report highlighted the increase in the Audit Committee Co-opted membership from two to three members with effect from 1 May 2024 (for copy see file of minutes).

Resolved:

That the report and the work undertaken by the Audit Committee during the period September 2023 to August 2024 be noted.