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Test Valley Borough Council
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Meeting

Audit Committee - Test Valley

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 18th March 2024
5:30 PM
End:
Monday, 18th March 2024
9:30 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Finished:
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
18 Mar 2024
Location:
The Annexe, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Rohit Kohli photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rohit Kohli

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Mark Leech photo
Committee Member
Councillor Mark Leech

Conservative

Absent

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Councillor Susanne Hasselmann photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Susanne Hasselmann

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Robin Hughes photo
Committee Member
Councillor Robin Hughes

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Ian Jeffrey

Conservative

Absent

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Officer
Internal Audit Manager
Jan Balfour

Expected

Officer
Head of Finance and Revenues
Carl Whatley

Expected

Councillor Carl Borg-Neal photo
Chairman
Councillor Carl Borg-Neal

Conservative

Absent

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Councillor Maureen Flood photo
Guest
Deputy Leader and Finance and Resources Portfolio Holder
Councillor Maureen Flood

Conservative

In attendance

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Agenda
1 Apologies
2 Public Participation
3 Declarations of Interest
4 Urgent Items
5 Minutes of the previous meeting
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2023.
Attachments:
6 External Audit Update
To present Ernst & Young’s Value for Money Report.

(Kevin Suter and Andrew Brittain)
Attachments:
7 Annual Governance Statement 2023/24
To consider the approval of the 2023/24 Annual Governance Statement.

(Carl Whatley, Head of Finance and Revenues)
Attachments:
8 Internal Audit Progress Report to 29 February 2023 and Draft Annual Audit Plan 2024/25
To outline the work undertaken and progress against the Internal Audit Plan for 2023/24 by Internal Audit to 29 February 2024.

(Jan Balfour, Internal Audit Manager)
9 Corporate Risk Register - Update
To provide an update and summary of the key risks contained in the Council’s Corporate Risk Register.

(Jan Balfour, Internal Audit Manager)
Attachments:
10 Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy (including Whistleblowing) - Annual Update
To provide an update on the Council’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy (including Whistleblowing).

(Jan Balfour, Internal Audit Manager)
11 Accounting Policies 2023/24
To present the Accounting Policies for the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 for approval.

(Carl Whatley, Head of Finance and Revenues)
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