Agenda and decisions

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee - Friday 15th September 2017 11.00 am

Venue: Meeting Room 1 - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Andrea Woodside Email: andrea.woodside@kirklees.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Membership of the Committee This is whereCouncillors who are attendingas substituteswill say forwhom theyare attending. Decision: Councillor Lawson substituted for Councillor Wilkinson.
2.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 189 KB Toapprovethe Minutesofthemeetingof the Committeeheld on 4 August 2017. Decision: Approved as a correct record.
3.	Interests PDF 22 KB TheCouncillorswill be askedto say ifthereare any items on theAgenda in whichthey have disclosablepecuniary interests,which wouldprevent themfrom participating inany discussionof the itemsor participating in any vote upon the items, orany otherinterests. Decision: None declared.
4.	Admission of the Public Mostdebatestake placeinpublic.This onlychangeswhenthere isa needtoconsidercertain issues,for instance, commercially sensitive information or detailsconcerning an individual.You will betold at thispoint whetherthere are anyitems onthe Agendawhich are to be discussed in private. Decision: All items were considered in public session.
5.	Deputations/Petitions The Committee will receive any petitions andhear any deputations from members ofthe public.A deputationis whereup to fivepeople canattend the meeting andmake apresentation onsome particularissue ofconcern. A memberofthe publiccan alsohand ina petitionat the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities. Decision: None received.
6.	Public Question Time The Committee will hear any questions fromthe general public. Decision: None received.
7.	Annual Corporate Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Report PDF 166 KB To receive the report. Contact: Sean Westerby, Emergency Planning and Continuity Manager Decision: That the report be received and noted.
8.	Information Governance Annual Report PDF 151 KB To receive the report. Contact: Katy Deacon, Information Governance Manager Additional documents: APPROVED Information Governance Annual Report 2016-17 , item 8. PDF 1 MB Decision: That the report be received and noted.
9.	Corporate Customer Standards Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF 214 KB To receive the report. Contact: Chris Read, Corporate Customer Standards Officer Additional documents: 04 GCAC 2016-7 FINAL REPORT , item 9. PDF 415 KB Decision: That: 1) the Corporate Customer Standards Annual Report 2016-17 be noted. 2) the amendments as suggested by the Committee be incorporated within the Whistleblowing Policy and brought back for approval at the next meeting. 3) the amendments to the reporting mechanism for upheld Ombudsman complaints be approved.
10.	Changes to Procedures - Dismissal of Statutory Officers PDF 279 KB To consider the report. Contact: Samantha Lawton, Senior Legal Officer Additional documents: Appendix A - Statutory Officer Dismissal Committee , item 10. PDF 140 KB Appendix B - Personnel Committee , item 10. PDF 141 KB Appendix C - Officer Employment Procedure Rules v1 SL amends , item 10. PDF 96 KB Appendix D - Independent Panel , item 10. PDF 135 KB Decision: That the proposal outlined by the Committee be developed into a structure for the Committee to approve at their next meeting.
11.	Code of Corporate Governance PDF 140 KB To consider the report. Contact: Samantha Lawton, Senior Legal Officer Additional documents: Draft Amended Code of Corp Governance , item 11. PDF 183 KB Decision: That the amendments as suggested by the Committee be incorporated within the code and brought back for approval at the next meeting.
12.	Arrangements for selecting an external auditor for the year 2018/19 and onwards PDF 157 KB To consider the report. Contact: Martin Dearnley, Head of Audit and Risk Decision: That officers be authorised to confirm to the Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd that they have no objection to the proposed appointment of Grant Thornton LLP.