Agenda

(Where a member 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 member is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation).

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee meeting held on 19 March 2026 (enclosed).

Responses to actions that arose at the 19 March 2026 Governance and Audit Committee meeting (enclosed).

To provide an update on risk as at the end of March 2026 (report of the Service Director – Legal and Governance enclosed).

To review the Combined Assurance Status Report 2025/26 (report of the Senior Leadership Team enclosed).

To deliver an annual opinion and report to inform the Annual Governance Statement, concluding on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s governance, risk and control environment (report of the Head of Internal Audit - Lincolnshire County Council enclosed).

To review the draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 (report of the Executive Director – Finance (Section 151 Officer) and the Service Director – Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed).

To provide Members with a written update on the S151 Officer’s decision under delegation to reschedule the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) borrowing (report of the Executive Director – Finance (Section 151 Officer) enclosed).

To provide Members with the Annual Treasury Report 2025/26 in accordance with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s Code of Practice on Treasury Management to ensure best practice is maintained (report of the Executive Director – Finance (Section 151 Officer) enclosed).

To present the unaudited Financial Statements including Narrative Report for the Committee’s review, in line with best practice (report of the Executive Director – Finance (Section 151 Officer) enclosed).

To note the report of KPMG (enclosed).

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