Agenda

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 22 November 2023 10.00 am

Venue: Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF

Contact: Amelia Christopher  Email: amelia.christopher@surreycc.gov.uk

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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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    To receive any apologies for absence and substitutions.

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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING - 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

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    To agree the minutes as a true record of the meeting.

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter

    (i)            Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)           Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

    NOTES:

    ·         Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest

    ·         As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)

    ·         Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

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QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS

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    To receive any questions or petitions.

     

    Notes:

    1.  The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (16 November 2023).

    2.  The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (15 November 2023).

    3.  The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

     

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RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER AND WORK PLAN pdf icon PDF 76 KB

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LGSCO ANNUAL LETTER AND COMPLAINTS HANDLING UPDATE pdf icon PDF 248 KB

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    To give the Audit & Governance Committee an overview of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s (LGSCO) annual letter for the year 2022/23 and an update on complaint handling across the council.

     

     

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6 MONTH COMPLAINTS PERFORMANCE UPDATE REPORT 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 111 KB

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ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT HALF YEAR UPDATE pdf icon PDF 83 KB

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 104 KB

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EXTERNAL AUDIT 2022/23 - PROGRESS REPORT pdf icon PDF 125 KB

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TREASURY MANAGEMENT MID YEAR REPORT 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 239 KB

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INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT - QUARTER 2 pdf icon PDF 171 KB

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING

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    The next meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee will be on 17 January 2024.

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