To receive apologies for absence

(Please note that it is the responsibility of individual members to declare an interest prior to the item if they arrive late for the meeting)

To receive questions / petitions from the public which have been submitted in accordance with the council's constitution.

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2023

Purpose - The purpose of this report is to seek the endorsement of the Audit Committee to the draft Annual Governance Statement, 2022/23, prior to its inspection by external audit.

Purpose - To provide a copy of the draft Accounts 2022/23.

Purpose - This report reviews the work performed by Internal Audit in delivering the Annual Internal Audit Plan for 2023/24.

Purpose - At its meeting in July, the Audit Committee requested a report outlining how the Council was learning lessons from failures in other local authorities. 

Purpose - To provide an update on the Risk Register.

Purpose - This report sets out the committee’s work programme to fulfil its terms of reference as set out in the council’s constitution and agreed by council.  

Consideration of exclusion of the public.

• This report is not for publication because it would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as in para 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.