To provide a progress update in respect of the Children and Young persons’ Improvement Plan

To note the draft, unaudited Statement of Accounts for 2023/24

To seek the view of the committee as to whether the draft 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 governance arrangements.

To update members on the progress of internal audit work and to bring to their attention any key internal control issues arising from work recently completed.

To assure the committee that action is being taken on risk related issues identified by internal audit. This is monitored through acceptance of agreed management actions and progress updates in implementing the action plans. In addition, occasions where audit actions not accepted by management are documented if it is considered that the course of action proposed by management presents a risk in terms of the effectiveness of or compliance with the council’s control environment.

To review and agree the external auditor's draft plan for 2023/24.

To consider the report outlining how the council currently manages risk and note any opportunities for improvement

To introduce the concept of a rolling audit plan for 2024/25 to the Audit and Governance Committee for discussion and approval.

To update the committee on the progress towards the 2023/24 Statutory accounts, including an overview of the accounting policies and estimates.

The purpose of this report is to provide Scrutiny Management Board with a presentation which sets out the arrangements between Herefordshire Council and Hoople Ltd.

The Herefordshire Agreed Syllabus for RE runs from 2020-2025. It is a legal requirement for Local Authorities to review its syllabus every five years.