Agenda
PDF 148 KBVenue: Conference Room 2, Herefordshire Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE
Contact: Jen Preece, Democratic Services Officer
Link: Watch this meeting live on the Herefordshire Council Youtube Channel
| No. | Item |
|---|---|
|
The public's rights to information and attendance at meetings Additional documents: |
|
|
Apologies for absence To receive apologies for absence. |
|
|
Named substitutes (if any) To receive details of any councillor nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the committee. |
|
|
Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. |
|
|
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2026. |
|
|
How to submit questions Deadline for receipt of questions is 5pm on Wednesday 3 June 2026. 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 |
|
|
Questions from members of the public To receive any questions from members of the public. |
|
|
Questions from councillors To receive any questions from councillors. |
|
|
Draft Annual Report of the Audit and Governance Committee To provide the committee with the draft annual report covering the work undertaken by the Committee, during the 2025/26 municipal year.
Additional documents: |
|
|
Appointment to Standards Panel To appoint to the membership of the Standards Panel.
|
|
|
Update on Risk Management Activity To provide assurance of the adequacy of the council’s risk management framework and internal controls in 2025/26.
Additional documents: |
|
|
Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 To seek the view of the committee as to whether the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2025/26 properly reflects the internal control environment the council is operating in and the appropriateness of actions identified to improve governance arrangements.
Additional documents: |
|
|
2025/26 Draft Statement of Accounts To note the draft, unaudited Statement of Accounts for 2025/26.
Additional documents: |
|
|
Internal Audit Opinion 2025/26 To present a summary of the work undertaken by Internal Audit during 2025/26 and to give an overall opinion on levels of assurance resulting from this work. Due to the information contained in The Internal Audit Annual Opinion (Appendix A), it is deemed unnecessary to submit a separate quarterly monitoring report. Instead, we have produced a condensed version of the usual report which contains a summary of the work concluded since the last meeting of this Committee.
Additional documents: |
|
|
Internal Audit Charter and Mandate 2026/27 To present to the Audit and Governance Committee the Internal Audit Charter and Mandate 2026/27 for consideration and approval.
Additional documents: |
|
|
To consider the committee’s work programme (Appendix A).
Additional documents: |
|
|
Date of next meeting Tuesday 21 July 2026, 2pm. |