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Meeting

Audit Committee - Test Valley

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 16th December 2024
5:30 PM
End:
Monday, 16th December 2024
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
16 Dec 2024
Location:
The Annexe, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GL
Meeting Attendees
Officer
Internal Audit Manager
Jan Balfour

Expected

Councillor Robin Hughes photo
Committee Member
Councillor Robin Hughes

Liberal Democrat

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Officer
Head of Finance and Revenues
Carl Whatley

Expected

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

Conservative

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Councillor Susanne Hasselmann photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Susanne Hasselmann

Conservative

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Councillor Rohit Kohli photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rohit Kohli

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Councillor Mark Leech

Conservative

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Committee Member
Councillor Katie Brooks

Conservative

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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 23 September 2024.
Attachments:
6 External Audit Update
To present a progress update on the external audit of the Council’s 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits.

(Ernst & Young)
Attachments:
7 Internal Audit Progress Report
To provide an update on the work undertaken against the Internal Audit Plan 2024/25.

(Jan Balfour, Internal Audit Manager)
Attachments:
8 Annual Corporate Complaints Report - 2023-24
To consider the analysis and learning points drawn from the complaints received by Test Valley Borough Council during the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024.

(Jonny Lloyd Davidson, Policy Manager)
Attachments:
9 Risk Management Strategy
To seek approval of the Risk Management Strategy.

(Jan Balfour, Internal Audit Manager)
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10 Use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
To provide an update on the Council’s powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

(Karen Dunn, Head of Legal and Democratic)
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11 Independent Member Appointment to Audit Committee
To recommend the appointment of an Independent Member.

(Karen Dunn, Head of Legal and Democratic)
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12 Audit Committee Work Programme
To set out an update to the work programme for the Audit Committee for the coming year.

(Carl Whatley, Head of Finance and Revenues)
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