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Audit Committee - Southampton

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 6th October 2025
5:00 PM
End:
Monday, 6th October 2025
9:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Moved
Date:
06 Oct 2025
Location:
Conference Room 3 - Civic Centre
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Steve Leggett photo
Chair
Councillor Steve Leggett

Labour

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Councillor Sam Chapman photo
Vice-Chair
Councillor Sam Chapman

Liberal Democrat

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Councillor Pat Evemy photo
Committee Member
Sheriff of Southampton - 2025 -2026
Councillor Pat Evemy

Labour

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Councillor Sarah Powell-Vaughan photo
Committee Member
Councillor Sarah Powell-Vaughan

Conservative

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Officer
Mel Creighton

Expected

Officer
Richard Ivory

Expected

Councillor Lee Whitbread photo
Committee Member
Councillor Lee Whitbread

Labour

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Secretary
Claire Heather

Expected

Committee Member
Stephen Taylor

SCLLRST2

Expected

Committee Member
Ephraim Unuigbe

SCLLREU1

Expected

Officer
Sarah Dale

Expected

Agenda
1 Apologies
To receive any apologies.
2 Disclosure Of Personal And Pecuniary Interests
In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, and the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members to disclose any personal or pecuniary interests in any matter included on the agenda for this meeting.

NOTE: Members are reminded that, where applicable, they must complete the appropriate form recording details of any such interests and hand it to the Democratic Support Officer.
3 Statement From The Chair
4 Minutes Of Previous Meeting (Including Matters Arising)
To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 August, 2025 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.
Attachments:
5 External Audit Progress Update
To receive a verbal update from the External Auditors detailing the External Audit Progress.
6 External Assurance Review - Consolidated Action Plan
Report of the Executive Director Enabling Services and S151 Officer detailing the consolidated action plan which brings together all the recommendations from external reviews.
Attachments:
7 Exclusion of the Press and Public - Exempt Papers included in the following Item
To move that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the exempt appendices to the following Item.

Appendix 1 ‘Summary - Strategic Risks’ and Appendix 2 ‘Risk Matrix’ are not for publication by virtue of category 5 paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules as set out in the Council’s Constitution. The information is exempt from publication as it includes information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.
8 Strategic Risks - Summary End Q1 2025-26
Report of the Director of Legal and Governance summarising the council's Strategic Risks at End Q1 2025-26 for noting
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4th Aug 2025

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9th Jun 2025

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7th Apr 2025

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Meeting

12th Feb 2025

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Meeting

3rd Feb 2025 Cancelled

Audit Committee

Meeting

23rd Dec 2024 Cancelled

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Meeting

11th Nov 2024

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Meeting

30th Sep 2024

Audit Committee

Meeting

29th Jul 2024

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Future Meetings
Meeting

3rd Nov 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

8th Dec 2025

Audit Committee

Meeting

9th Feb 2026

Audit Committee

Meeting

30th Mar 2026

Audit Committee

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