Hampshire County Council
Councillors:
78
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76
Committees:
50
Meetings (2025):
163
Meetings (2024):
156
Meeting
Audit Committee - Hampshire
Agenda
Published
Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Friday, 24th January 2025
10:00 AM
Friday, 24th January 2025
10:00 AM
End:
Friday, 24th January 2025
2:00 PM
Friday, 24th January 2025
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
24 Jan 2025
24 Jan 2025
Location:
Mitchell Room - HCC
Mitchell Room - HCC
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Councillor Malcolm Wallace
Present, as expected
Independent Group Deputy
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:
- Document Audit Minutes - Sept 24 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 6 2025-01-24 - Audit Committee - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) report Q3 16 Jan 2025
- Document 6i RIPA figures - Audit Committee - Q3 - 2024-2025 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 7 ExternalAuditReportHCC Cover Rpt 16 Jan 2025
- Document 7i Audit Cttee 24 HCC - Audit Results Report 2023-24 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 8 ExternalAuditReport HPF Cover Rpt - Copy 16 Jan 2025
- Document 8i Audit Cttee 24 HPF - Provisional Audit Results Report 2023-24 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
10
Internal Audit Progress Report 2024-25
To consider a report of the Chief Internal Auditor on Internal Audit progress during 2024/25.
Attachments:
- Document 10 HCC Internal Audit Progress Report - January 2025 - Cover Report 16 Jan 2025
- Document 10i HCC Internal Audit Progress Report December 2024 - Audit Committee January 2025 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
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:
- Document 12 HCC Q2 TM Report 202425 16 Jan 2025
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:
- Document 13 202526 HCC TMSS Audit Committee 2025-01-24 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 14 2024-25 Audit Committee Annual Report to County Council January 2025 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 15 - Audit Cttee Amendment to CSO (final) 30 Dec 24 for publication 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 16 Audit Cttee Update on Limited Assurance Audit reviews 2023_24 16 Jan 2025
- Document 16i Audit Cttee Appendix A - Adults Health Care Audit Committee Limited Assurance update 16 Jan 2025
- Document 16ii Audit Cttee Appendix B - Children's Services Audit Committee Limited Assurance update 16 Jan 2025
- Document 16iii Audit Cttee Appendix C - Universal Services Audit Committee Limited Assurance 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document 16 Audit Committee - Corporate Risk Management - Annual Report 24.01.25 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document Pension Fund Panel - PUBLIC minutes - cover sheet 16 Jan 2025
- Document Minutes , 27/09/2024 Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
- Document Pension Fund Panel - EXEMPT minutes - cover sheet 16 Jan 2025
- Document 2024.09.27 PFPB - Minutes - Exempt 233, 27/09/2024 Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board 16 Jan 2025
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.
Attachments:
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