Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr S Fower, J Haynes and C Kippax.

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.

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

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.

There were no items of urgent business.

To consider passing the following recommendation:

Recommendation

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act

1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified

in item(s) No 15 a) because it is likely that if members of the public

were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information

as defined in paragraph(s) 1, 2. 3 and 7 of Part 1 of schedule 12A to

the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs

the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the

item of business is considered. (Any live streaming will end at this

juncture).

Reason for taking the item in private:

Paragraph 1 - Information relating to any individual.

Paragraph 2 - Information which is likely to reveal identity of an

individual.

Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of

any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Paragraph 7 - Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in

connection with the prevention, investigation, or prosecution of crime.

Decision

That the press and the public be excluded for the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

At the meeting of the Audit & Governance Committee held on 30 June 2025 members of the committee agreed to defer consideration of the SWAP Investigation Report. The following item of business is therefore to be considered at this reconvened meeting. 

To receive a report by Sam Crowe, Interim Chief Executive.

The committee considered an investigation report from the South West Audit Partnership (SWAP).  The aim of reviewing the independent report was to have an open and honest discussion between members and officers to inform future organisational learning for the Council. Members discussed the report in detail and considered a number of learning points for going forward.  At the conclusion of the meeting the Interim Chief Executive agreed to update the list of actions from the report and to circulate the revised draft to members of the committee.