Agenda

Venue: Conference Room 1, Herefordshire Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE

Contact: Jen Preece, Democratic Services Officer 

Link: Watch this meeting on the Herefordshire Council YouTube Channel

Items
No. Item

The public's rights to information and attendance at meetings pdf icon PDF 206 KB

Additional documents:

1.

Apologies for absence

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Named substitutes (if any)

To receive details of any councillor nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the committee.

3.

Declarations of interest

To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 236 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 23 July 2024

How to submit questions

Deadline for receipt of questions is 5pm on Friday 20 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

5.

Questions from members of the public pdf icon PDF 186 KB

To receive any questions from members of the public.

6.

Questions from councillors

To receive any questions from councillors.

7.

Annual review of the council’s Information Requests & Complaints 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 699 KB

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.

 

8.

Update to Risk Management Arrangements pdf icon PDF 210 KB

To provide an update on the council’s approach to risk management arrangements and present the revised Draft Risk Management Strategy. 

 

Additional documents:

9.

2023/24 External Audit Findings Report pdf icon PDF 220 KB

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.

 

Additional documents:

10.

Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 221 KB

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.

 

Additional documents:

11.

2023/24 Statement of Accounts pdf icon PDF 222 KB

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.

 

 

Additional documents:

12.

External Auditor's Annual Report 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 220 KB

To present to the Audit and Governance Committee the External Auditor’s Annual Report 2023/24 for information and discussion. 

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13.

Work programme pdf icon PDF 207 KB

To consider the work programme for the committee.

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14.

Date of next meeting

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 2pm.