Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 14th November 2022.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interest as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct.  In making their decision councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

To receive questions or statements on the business of the committee from town and parish councils and members of the public.

When submitting a question please indicate who the question is for and include your name, address and contact details.  Questions and statements received in line with the council’s rules for public participation will be published as a supplement to the agenda.

The deadline for submission of the full text of a question or statement is 8.30am on Wednesday 11^th January 2023.

To note the minutes of the Audit & Governance Hearing Sub-committee (if any meetings have been held).

To receive a report by Sally White, Assistant Director SWAP.

To receive a report by Antony Littlechild, Sustainability Team Manager and Steven Ford, Corporate Director Climate and Ecological.

To receive a report by David Trotter, Risk Resilience Officer and Marc Eyre, Service Manager for Assurance.

To receive a report by Chris Matthews, Interim Head of Human Resources.

To discuss whether members support the principle of co-opting members to audit and governance, in line with CIPFA guidance.

Link to CIPFA Guidance: https://www.cipfa.org/-/media/Files/Services/Support-for-audit-committees/CIPFA-Audit-Committee-Position-Statement-2022.pdf

To report to the committee on any changes made to the Constitution under powers delegated to the Monitoring Officer.

To consider the work programme for the Committee.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.

There is no exempt business.