Agenda and minutes

The Committee noted that Mr B R Cope had replaced Mr R W Bayford as a Member of the Committee.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 September 2009 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

(1)       The Committee agreed that the introduction of a work plan was a positive step. Ideas for inclusion on the work plan at this stage were a paper to highlight the impact of the Authority’s budget on the risk register and an annual report on governance.

(2)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)               the draft workplan set out in Appendix A to the report be agreed subject to (1) above;

(b)               a standing item will appear on every agenda, enabling the Committee to review and agree future agenda items; and

(c)               the Terms of Reference of the Committee be reviewed by the Head of Audit and Risk and reported to the next meeting.        

(1)       Mr M V Snelling made a declaration of personal interest for this item as he was a Director of a number of KCC Commercial Services Trading Companies.  He left the meeting for the duration of this item.

(2)       RESOLVED to:-

(a)               note that the External Auditors have met the requirement to issue an annual audit letter to the Authority; and

(b)               endorse the actions proposed in paragraph 7 of the report for publication of the annual audit letter.

RESOLVED that the Audit Commission’s analysis of the nature and causes of health inequalities in Kent be noted.

(1)       A revised version of paragraphs 2.14 and 2.16 of the report had previously been published and was tabled at the meeting.

(2)       RESOLVED that the report be noted and the action taken endorsed.

(1)       RESOLVED that the report be noted.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)               the format for future reporting to the Committee set out in paragraphs 8 to 10 of the report be agreed;

(b)               the quarterly report be noted; and

(c)               the draft Minutes of the Treasury Advisory Group meeting on 3 September 2009 be noted.

This report was withdrawn.  An updated version would be published by the Director of Finance and sent to all Members of the Committee.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)               the report be noted; and

(b)               a further report be brought to the next meeting of the Committee identifying, if possible, the current affordability position resulting from PFI, and an assessment of what would have been spent if PFI had not been utilised.

RESOLVED that the approach set out in the report be endorsed.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)               the progress to date against the 2009/10 audit programme be noted, together with the changes to the audit programme set out in Appendix D to the report; and

(b)               the implications for governance set out in paragraph 8 of the report, arising from the outcome of the internal audit programme completed to date, be noted.