Agenda
PDF 238 KBVenue: Conference Room 1, Herefordshire Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE
Contact: Jen Preece, Democratic Services Officer
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The public's rights to information and attendance at meetings Additional documents: |
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Apologies for absence To receive apologies for absence. |
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Named substitutes (if any) To receive details of any councillor nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the committee. |
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Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 23 July 2024 |
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How to submit questions Deadline for receipt of questions is 5pm on Thursday 12 September 2024. Questions must be submitted to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk. Questions sent to any other address may not be accepted. Accepted questions and the response to them will be published as a supplement to the agenda papers prior to the meeting. Further information and guidance is available at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/getinvolved |
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Questions from members of the public To receive any questions from members of the public. |
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Questions from councillors To receive any questions from councillors. |
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Annual review of the council’s Information Requests & Complaints 2023/24 To inform the committee of performance in the areas of complaints, data incidents and requests for information made to the council over the municipal year 2023/24.
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Update to Risk Management Arrangements To provide an update on the council’s approach to risk management arrangements and present the revised Draft Risk Management Strategy.
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2023/24 External Audit Findings Report To consider the external audit findings report for the year ended 31 March 2024.
N.B Appendix 1: The Audit Findings (ISA260) Report for Herefordshire Council year ended 31 March 2024 – papers to follow.
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Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 To seek the view of the committee as to whether the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2023/24 properly reflects the internal control environment the council is operating in and the appropriateness of actions identified to improve.
N.B Appendix 1: Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 – papers to follow.
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2023/24 Statement of Accounts To approve the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts and associated letter of representation from Grant Thornton, the external auditors.
N.B Appendix 1: Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and Appendix 2: Letter of representation for 2023/24 – papers to follow.
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External Auditor's Annual Report 2023/24 To present to the Audit and Governance Committee the External Auditor’s Annual Report 2023/24 for information and discussion.
N.B Appendix 1 Auditor’s Annual Report on Herefordshire Council 2023/24 – papers to follow. Additional documents: |
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To consider the work programme for the committee. Additional documents: |
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Date of next meeting Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 2pm. |