Agenda

(Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest to the meeting and leave the room without participating in any discussion or making a statement on the item, except where a Councillor is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation). ‘

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2016 (copy enclosed).

South Holland District Council (report of KPMG enclosed)

Annual Report (report of KPMG enclosed)

To provide an overview of the stages followed prior to the formulation of the Strategic Internal Audit Plan for 2017/18 to 2019/20 and the Annual Audit Plan for 2017/18.  The Annual Internal Audit Plan will then serve as the work programme for the Council’s Internal Audit Services Contractor, TIAA Ltd.  It will also provide the basis for the Annual Audit Opinion on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of South Holland District Council’s framework of governance, risk management and control (report of the Internal Audit Consortium Manager enclosed)

To present the results of an external review, by the Institute of Internal Auditors, of Eastern Internal Audit Service’s conformance with the Standards (report of the Internal Audit Consortium Manager enclosed)

To confirm the response to the external audit mandatory inquiries (report of the Executive Director Commercialisation enclosed)

To inform the Committee on the current status of the Council’s strategic risks (report of the Executive Director Strategy and Governance enclosed)

To set out the Work Programme of the Governance and Audit Committee (report of the Executive Manager Governance enclosed)