To approve the reprocurement of Herefordshire Independant Adult Advocacy Services, bhy way of an open tender process.

The purpose of this report is to enable the committee to provide independent assurance on the
adequacy of the risk management framework together with the internal control of the financial
reporting and annual governance processes by considering the head of internal audit’s annual report
and opinion, and the level of assurance it gives over the council’s corporate governance
arrangements.

To provide the committee with the draft annual report covering the work undertaken by the Committee, during the 2024/25 municipal year.

To seek the view of the committee as to whether the Annual Governance Statement reflects the internal control environment.

To note the draft, unaudited Statement of Accounts for 2024/25.

To provide an update on the development of the draft Local Transport Plan (LTP), following its initial review by the committee. This report also presents further findings from the ongoing public consultation and invites the committee to continue its scrutiny and contribute to the refinement of the final plan.

A report to the Audit & Governance Committee to approve the appointment of members of the Standards Panel

To approve the scoping and construction of solar car ports at Plough Lane

To provide an update on the number of exemptions (waivers) to Contact Procedure Rules (CPRs) which have been granted for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 and provide a baseline for future monitoring.

To provide assurance to Audit & Governance Committee that Contracts are awarded in line with CPRs wherever possible, and exemptions are only granted where there is a sound rationale for approval.

To consider a work programme for the committee for the year ahead.

To provide the findings and recommendations of the Herefordshire All-Age Carers Strategy 2024-2029 action plan working group