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 Governance and Audit Committee meeting held on 19 January 2023 (copy enclosed).

An update on actions which arose at the 19 January 2023 Governance and Audit Committee meeting, including the tracking of previous outstanding actions (enclosed).

To provide the Committee with details of audit work carried out from October 2022 to February 2023, advise on progress with the 2022/23 Audit Plan and raise any other matters relevant to the Audit Committee role (report of the Head of Internal Audit enclosed.)

To consider the draft Internal Audit Plan 2023/24 (report of the Head of Internal Audit enclosed.)

To provide members with the position on the progress made by management in implementing agreed Internal Audit recommendations as at March 2023 (report of the Head of Internal Audit for South Holland District Council enclosed).

To provide an update on the Council’s current strategic risks (report of the Assistant Director – Governance enclosed).

To provide members with an update on Treasury Management performance and activity to ensure best practice is maintained (report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate

Development) & S151 enclosed).

To receive the 2021/2022 Audit Results Report (report of EY enclosed).

To seek approval for the Annual Governance Statement for inclusion with the Council’s published Financial Statements, and approval of the Audited Financial Statements 2021/22 (report of the Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate Development (S151) enclosed).

To review and agree the Accounting Policies for inclusion in the Financial Statements 2022/23 (report of the Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate Development (S151) enclosed).

Verbal update on the way forward for the Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report.

To set out the Work Programme of the Governance and Audit Committee (report of the Assistant Director – Finance enclosed).