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Audit Committee - Hampshire

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Friday, 24th January 2025
10:00 AM
End:
Friday, 24th January 2025
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
24 Jan 2025
Location:
Mitchell Room - HCC
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Tim Davies photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Tim Davies

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Keith House photo
Committee Member
Councillor Keith House

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Councillor Mark Kemp-Gee photo
Committee Member
Councillor Mark Kemp-Gee

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Stephen Reid photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stephen Reid

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Juliet Henderson photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Juliet Henderson

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Tom Thacker photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Tom Thacker

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor David Harrison photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Steven Broomfield photo
Committee Member
Councillor Steven Broomfield

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Derek Mellor photo
Chairman
Councillor Derek Mellor

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Ryan Brent

Conservative

Absent

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Committee Member
Councillor Malcolm Wallace

Present, as expected

Councillor Andy Tree photo
Independent Group Deputy
Councillor Andy Tree

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Not required

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Agenda
1 Apologies for absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
2 Declarations of Interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code.  Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3 Minutes of previous meeting held on 26 September 2024
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.
Attachments:
4 Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
5 Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
6 Information Compliance - Use of Regulated Investigatory Powers
To receive the quarterly update on the County Council’s use of regulated investigatory powers.
7 EXTERNAL AUDIT: HCC Audit Results Report – 2023/24
To receive the external auditors report for Hampshire County Council for the year ending 31 March 2024.
8 EXTERNAL AUDIT - HAMPSHIRE PENSION FUND AUDIT RESULTS REPORT 2023/24
To receive the external auditors report for Hampshire County Council for the year ending 31 March 2024.
9 Statement of Accounts 2023/2024
To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Operations giving an update on the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Pension Fund.
10 Internal Audit Progress Report 2024-25
To consider a report of the Chief Internal Auditor on Internal Audit progress during 2024/25.
11 Implementation of the Global Internal Audit Standards
To consider a report of the Chief Internal Auditor giving an overview of the new Global Internal Audit Standards, to which public sector internal audit functions will have to comply from 1 April 2025.
12 2024/25 Q2 Treasury Management Report
To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Operations providing an update on treasury management activity including the requirement in the 2021 Code of quarterly reporting of the treasury management prudential indicators.
Attachments:
13 Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 to 2027/28
To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Operations on the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2025/26 to 2027/28. This includes the Annual Investment Strategy for 2025/26.
Attachments:
14 2024-2025 Audit Committee - Annual Report
To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations outlining the Committee’s work over the last year to be presented to Full Council.
15 Review of Contract Standing Orders
To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Operations and Monitoring Officer proposing changes to the County Council’s Contract Standing Orders largely to comply with the new Procurement Act 2023.
16 Update on Limited Assurance Internal Audit Reviews 2023/2024
To consider a report of the Director of Corporate Operations providing an update on progress with completing the agreed management actions.
17 Corporate Risk Management - Annual Report
To consider a report of the Director of People and Organisation summarising the updates made to the Corporate Risk Management Strategy 2022-25 since the last annual report in December 2023.
18 Minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board Meeting - 27 September 2024 (Less Exempt)
To receive the non-exempt minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board meeting held on 27 September 2024.
19 Exclusion of the Press and Public
To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt minutes.
20 Minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board Meeting - 27 September 2024 (Exempt)
To receive the exempt minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board meeting held on 27 September 2024.
21 Corporate Strategic Risk Register
To consider an exempt report of the Director of People and Organisation on key strategic corporate risks to the County Council.
Previous Meetings
Meeting

5th Mar 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

24th Jan 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

26th Sep 2024

Audit Committee

Meeting

25th Jul 2024

Audit Committee

Meeting

24th May 2024

Audit Committee

Meeting

7th Mar 2024

Audit Committee

Meeting

14th Dec 2023

Audit Committee

Meeting

27th Sep 2023

Audit Committee

Meeting

25th May 2023

Audit Committee

Meeting

2nd Mar 2023

Audit Committee

Future Meetings
Meeting

27th Jun 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

24th Jul 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

25th Sep 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

23rd Jan 2026

Audit Committee

Meeting

5th Mar 2026

Audit Committee

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