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 following meetings:

13 June 2024 (enclosed)

18 July 2024 (enclosed)

An update on actions which arose at the 13 June 2024 Governance and Audit Committee meeting and the tracking of outstanding actions.

An update on the action plan arising from the Governance and Audit Committee self-assessment undertaken in early 2024 (action plan with update 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 provide the Committee with an update of Internal Audit activity (report of the Head of Internal Audit – Lincolnshire County Council enclosed).

The External Audit Manager (KPMG) to provide a verbal update of External Audit activity.

To note the Governance and Audit Annual Report 2023/2024 prior to its presentation at Council (report of the Assistant Director – Governance enclosed).

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

To receive recommendations from the Interview Panel which conducted interviews for Co-opted Independent Members on the Governance and Audit Committee (report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed).

(Please note that this item was not included on the agenda published on 4 September 2024. This is an urgent item added with the approval of the Chairman on 10 September 2024).