Agenda and minutes

To note any changes to the membership.

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any pecuniary interests or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

To discuss any matters arising from the previous meeting, including new or unresolved matters and shape the Committee’s work programme for the municipal year 2024/25.

To review the External Audit Certification of Claims and Returns Annual Audit 2022/23.

To receive the performance updates at quarter 4 and indicate any areas where more information or clarification is required.

To monitor the City Council’s financial position including revenue forecast outturn, revenue expenditure including key risks and opportunities, capital expenditure and HRA revenue and capital expenditure and reserves.

To also approve the draft 2023/24 statement of accounts and draft Annual Governance Statement subject to the public inspection period and the audit.

To note the external auditor’s plan for completing the audit in order to be presented to the Committee on 25 November 2024.

To note the annual treasury management final outturn 2023/24.

To note the Counter Fraud 2023/24 End of Year report.

To receive the Annual Opinion report on overall adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation's framework of governance, risk management and control.

To note the Council’s cyber security operations and consider areas of improvement.

To note the Head of Internal Audit’s opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s framework of governance, risk management and control environment and to consider whether there are any areas the Committee would like to explore further.

RECOMMENDED: That under Section 100 (A) (4) and Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business because they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information on the grounds shown below and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information: