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Name: Corporate Governance, Audit and Standards Committee
Start: 2025-09-24T18:00:00Z
End: 2025-09-24T22:00:00Z
Location: Council Offices, Farnborough

Corporate Governance, Audit and Standards Committee - Rushmoor

Agenda

Published

Minutes

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Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Wednesday, 24th September 2025
7:00 PM

End:
Wednesday, 24th September 2025
11:00 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
24 Sep 2025

Location:
Council Offices, Farnborough

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Councillor Peter Cullum

Conservative

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Committee Member

Councillor Sarah Spall

Labour

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Committee Member

Councillor Jacqui Vosper

Conservative

Expected

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Councillor Thomas Mitchell

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Stephen Masterson

Conservative

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Councillor Akmal Gani

Conservative

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Committee Member

Councillor Clive Grattan

Labour

Expected

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Non-elected, non-voting

Independent Member (Audit)

Mr. Tom Davies

Expected

Committee Member

Councillor Craig Card

Liberal Democrat

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Chairman

Councillor Bill O'Donovan

Labour

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Vice-Chairman

Councillor Rhian Jones

Labour

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Committee Member

Councillor Gaynor Austin

Labour

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Committee Member

Councillor Sue Carter

Conservative

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Committee Member

Councillor Mike Roberts BSc, FRSA

Labour

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Committee Member

Councillor Paul Taylor

Conservative

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Councillor Leola Card

Liberal Democrat

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Councillor Thomas Day

Labour

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Councillor Ivan Whitmee

Labour

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Secretary

Democratic Support Officer

Lucy Bingham

Expected

Agenda

1 Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the Meetings held on 2nd July and 23rd July, 2025 (copies attached).

Attachments:

Document Minutes of 2nd July, 2025 Meeting 16 Sep 2025
Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 16 Sep 2025

2 Internal Audit - Audit Update

To receive the Southern Internal Audit Partnership’s (SIAP) Reports, as detailed below:

· Report No. SIAP25/04 (copy attached), which outlines the internal audit progress report from the Council’s internal auditors;

· Report No. SIAP25/05 (copy attached), which includes the internal audit external quality assessment; and

· Report No. SIAP25/06 (copy attached), which details the Internal Audit Strategy 2025-28.

Attachments:

Document Item 2. Internal Audit 16 Sep 2025

3 Corporate Policy and Guidance on Surveillance and the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

To consider the Corporate Manager – Legal Services’ Report No. LEG2503 (copy attached) updating the Committee on the Council’s surveillance activities within and outside the scope of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIPA) Act 2000.

Attachments:

Document Item 3. LEG2503 CGAS RIPA Report 2025 16 Sep 2025

4 Annual Ombudsman Complaint Review Letter 2025

To receive the Monitoring Officer’s Report No. CS251908 (copy attached), which summarises the outcome and findings of the Annual Review Letter 2024/25 from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman.

Attachments:

Document Item 4. Annual Ombudsman Complaint Review Letter 16 Sep 2025

5 Update on Appointment of Interim Managing Director and Head of Paid Service

To consider the Leader of the Council’s Report No. DEM2507 (copy to follow), setting out an update on the Interim Managing Director role.

Attachments:

Document CGAS Interim MD Update report 240925 16 Sep 2025

Previous Meetings

24th Sep 2025