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• 01

  Apologies for Absence

  

  To receive any apologies for absence from any members of the Committee.

• 02

  Disclosure of Interests

  

  Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

• 03

  Minutes of the Previous Meeting

  

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2023 as an accurate record of the proceedings.

  Audit and Governance Committee, 20 April 2023, Draft Minutes

• 04

  Audit and Governance Committee Action Log 2022-23

  

  To review the Audit and Governance Committee Action Log.

  Audit and Governance Committee Action Log 2022-23

• 05

  Urgent Business (if any)

  

  To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

• 06

  Update from the Chair of the Scrutiny & Overview Committee

  

  Both the Audit and Scrutiny functions of the Croydon Council have their respective roles to play in the ongoing improvement journey of the Council and in holding decision makers to account. To ensure that the benefit of any such work is maximised, it is important to ensure that both functions work together and that there is clarity on the remits of the Scrutiny and Audit Committees respectively. To help facilitate this working relationship, the Chair of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Councillor Rowenna Davis, has been invited to provide a short update to the Audit and Governance Committee on the work of Scrutiny.

   

  The Audit and Governance Committee is asked to:

  1.    Note the update provided by the Chair of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee.

  2.    Note the guidance from the Centre for Governance & Scrutiny – Audit Committees and Scrutiny Committees: Working Together.

   

   

  6. Scrutiny Chair Cover Report

  6. Appendix A - CfGS Guidnance on Audit and Scrutiny

• 07

  Financial Accounts 2019-20

  

  This report presents the amended 2019-20 unaudited Statement of Accounts, and explains the key changes made to them since their publication on 19^th October 2020.

   

  For the reasons set out in the report, Audit and Governance Committee is recommended to:

   

  Note the updated 2019-20 unaudited Statement of Accounts attached as Appendix 1.

   

  7. 2019-20 Accounts Report

  7.1 Appendix 1 - updated draft Statement of Accounts 2019-20

• 08

  2018/19 Energy Recharges Recommendation Progress Report

  

  This report gives an update on the response to the recommendations in the 2018/19 Energy Recharges Internal Audit Report carried out by Mazars in June 2019.

  The Audit and Governance Committee is asked to:

  Note the actions taken to date to address the recommendations of the 2018/19 Energy Recharges Internal Audit Report carried out by Mazars in June 2019

   

   

  2018-19 Energy Recharges Recommendation Progress Report 23 July 2023 Final 10.7.23

• 09

  External Audit Fees Update 2019-20

  

  This report presents an update on the proposed audit fees by the Council’s auditor in relation to the 2019-20 Council audit.

   

  For the reasons set out in the report, the Audit and Governance Committee is recommended to:

  Note the proposed increased audit costs of £220,750 in relation to 2019-20, which would take Council audit fees to £597,352 for the year.

   

  External Audit Fees Update

• 10

  Independent Member Recruitment

  

  This report identifies the recommended candidate to be appointed as an independent co-opted non-voting Member on the Audit and Governance Committee.

  The Audit and Governance Committee is asked to:

  1.    Support the recommendation of the recruitment panel for the preferred candidate David Clarke to be appointed as an independent co-opted non-voting member of the Committee; and

   

  2.    Recommend to Full Council that David Clarke be appointed as an independent co-opted non-voting member of the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of 4 years and that said appointment be subject to standards of conduct which encompass the Nolan Principles.

   

  Independent Member Recruitment

• 11

  Audit and Governance Committee Draft Annual Report 2022-23

  

  The Committee is to receive a report, which highlights the work of the Committee over the last year. It also includes a brief forward look into the year ahead on the Committee’s work and developments.

   

  The Audit and Governance Committee is asked to;

   

  Review and approve for this report to be presented to Full Council.

  Draft AGC Annual Report 2022-23

• 12

  Audit and Governance Committee Work Programme 2023-24

  

  The report sets out the future work programme for the Audit and Governance Committee for noting, consideration and comment.

   

  The Audit and Governance Committee is recommended to:

   

  Note, consider and comment on the work programme as detailed in this report. 

   

  Audit and Governance Committee Work Programme July 2023

  Appendix A 23-24 Work Programme Audit and Governance Committee

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  Audit and Governance Committee, 20 April 2023, Draft Minutes

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  Audit and Governance Committee Action Log 2022-23

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  6. Scrutiny Chair Cover Report

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  6. Appendix A - CfGS Guidnance on Audit and Scrutiny

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  7. 2019-20 Accounts Report

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  7.1 Appendix 1 - updated draft Statement of Accounts 2019-20

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  2018-19 Energy Recharges Recommendation Progress Report 23 July 2023 Final 10.7.23

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  External Audit Fees Update

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  Independent Member Recruitment

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  Draft AGC Annual Report 2022-23

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  Audit and Governance Committee Work Programme July 2023

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  Appendix A 23-24 Work Programme Audit and Governance Committee

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