Agenda and minutes

Governance and Audit Committee - Wednesday, 20th September, 2006 10.30 am

Venue: Medway Room, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Andrew Tait 01622 694342

Items
No.	Item
22.	Minutes - 30 June 2006 PDF 68 KB View the background to item 22. Minutes: (1) The Director of Finance tabled a summary of changes in the final ISA260 report. (2) RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2006 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.
23.	Future meetings of the Committee:- Tuesday, 5 December 2006 Wednesday, 7 March 2007 Friday, 29 June 2007 Wednesday, 19 September 2007 Tuesday, 4 December 2007 Wednesday, 5 March 2008 Monday, 30 June 2008 Minutes: The Committee agreed the following dates for future meetings:- Tuesday, 5 December 2006 Wednesday, 7 March 2007 Friday, 29 June 2007 Wednesday, 19 September 2007 Tuesday, 4 December 2007 Wednesday, 5 March 2008 Monday, 30 June 2008
24.	Future audit arrangements Minutes: (1) The Director of Finance placed on record her appreciation of the support offered by PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist with the transition to the future audit regime. (2) RESOLVED that the report be noted.
25.	Treasury Management Annual Review PDF 100 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the report be noted.
26.	Corporate Governance Performance Improvement Plan Review PDF 115 KB Minutes: (1) The Director of Law and Governance tabled a revised Appendix 1. (2) RESOLVED that:- (a) the report be noted; (b) Corporate Governance Performance Indicators continue to be monitored annually by the Committee (including where possible comparisons with other authorities) and reviewed in three years’ time; and (c) the Corporate Complaints Manager be requested to provide a comparison of the number of complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman against the County Council and other English authorities, excluding those arising from the County’s Age 11 Assessment procedure.
27.	Potential Performance Reviews by PriceWaterhouse Coopers PDF 59 KB Minutes: (1) The Director of Finance tabled a note explaining the grounds for the creation of the new post of Head of Audit and Risk. (2) RESOLVED that PricewaterhouseCoopers be requested to undertake performance reviews in the areas of:- (a) Highways; (b) Environmental policies; (c) On-line payments system; and (d) Risk Management
28.	Internal Audit Reporting PDF 248 KB View the background to item 28. Minutes: RESOLVED that:- (a) the report be noted; and (b) a report be presented to the next meeting of the Committee setting out a draft protocol for action to be taken following minimal assurance audits.
29.	Pre-employment checks PDF 108 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that:- (a) the report be noted; and (b) the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Education and School Improvement and the Managing Director of Children, Families and Education be requested to attend the next meeting of the Committee to discuss concerns arising from the report.
30.	Internal Audit Reporting - Irregularities View the reasons why item 30. is restricted View the background to item 30. Minutes: (1) The Head of Audit and Risk provided brief details of all irregularities cases completed during the period June to August 2006. These included two additional cases. The first of these involved the theft of a laptop. The second concerned a serious case of alleged theft from a school. (2) RESOLVED that the report be noted.