Agenda
PDF 308 KBVenue: Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
Contact: John Grieve 0113 37 88662
Note: This meeting is being held as a remote consultative meeting. Please see "Consultative Meeting of Members of the Corporate Governance & Audit Committee '' on the 'Browse meetings' page.
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Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded).
(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting) |
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Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-
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Late Items To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes) |
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Declaration of Interests To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’. |
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 26th November 2021.
(Copy attached) |
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Matters Arising from the Minutes To consider any matters arising from the minutes. |
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Public Sector Internal Audit Standards - External Quality Assessment To consider a report by the Chief Officer Financial Services which presents an external independent review of Leeds City Council’s Internal Audit Service undertaken by Glasgow City Council.
The report provides independent assurances confirming that that the Internal Audit Service conforms with the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS).
(Report attached, the PSIAS report (the Glasgow document) to follow)
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Annual Assurance Report on Corporate Risk Management Arrangements To consider a report by the Head of Intelligence and Policy Service which presents Annual Assurance Report on Corporate Risk Management Arrangements and seek to provide assurance on the effectiveness of the council’s corporate risk management arrangements: that they are up to date; fit for purpose; effectively communicated and routinely complied with.
The report also explains the key arrangements in place and additional work planned for 2022.
(Report attached)
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Annual Business Continuity Report To consider a report by the Director for Resources which seeks to provide assurance to the adequacy of internal business continuity management controls currently in place in the council; that they are up to date; fit for purpose; effectively communicated and routinely complied with.
(Report attached)
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Annual Assurance Report on Corporate Performance Management Arrangements To consider a report by the Director of Resources which presents the Annual assurance report on corporate performance management arrangements and seeks to provide assurances on the effectiveness of the council’s corporate performance management arrangements; that they are up to date; fit for purpose; effectively communicated and routinely complied with.
The report also provides a key source of assurance for the Committee to consider when approving the council’s Annual Governance Statement.
(Report attached)
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Internal Audit Update Report August to November 2021 To consider a report by the Chief Financial Services Officer which seeks to provide assurance that the internal control environment is operating as intended through a summary of the Internal Audit activity for the period from August to November 2021.
The report also highlights the incidence of any significant control failings or weaknesses.
(Report attached)
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To consider and approve the Committee’s Work Programme for the 2022 period.
(Report attached) Additional documents: |
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Date and Time of Next Meeting To note that the next meeting will take place on Friday, 4th February 2022 at 2.00pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds. |