Agenda

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee - Friday 23rd July 2021 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Yolande Myers  Email: yolande.myers@kirklees.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership of the Committee

To receive any apologies for absence, or details of substitutions to the Committee membership.

 

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 274 KB

Toapprovethe Minutesofthemeetingof the Committeeheld on 25 June 2021.

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 22 KB

Committee Members will be asked to advise if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion or vote on an item, or any other interests.

 

4.

Admission of the Public

Most agenda items will be considered in public session, however, it shall be advised whether Cabinet will consider any matters in private, by virtue of the reports containing information which falls within a category of exempt information as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

 

 

6.

Public Question Time

The Committee will hear any questions fromthe general public.

 

7.

Annual Report on Treasury Management 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 794 KB

To receive the report relating to Treasury Management activities for the previous financial year.

 

Officer: James Anderson – Head of Accountancy.

8.

Update on the Redmond Review and the Council's final accounts for 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 254 KB

To receive the outcome of the Redmond Reviewand the final accounts and audit processes for 2020/21.

 

Officer: James Anderson – Head of Accountancy

9.

External Audit Plan pdf icon PDF 6 MB

To receive the External Audit Plan.

 

Contact: Stephen Nixon, Grant Thornton UK

10.

Legal advice

To receive a verbal update.

 

Contact Julie Muscroft – Service Director, Legal Governance and Commissioning.

11.

Nomination of Representative pdf icon PDF 209 KB

To consider the nomination of a representative to a Community Trust to be established by Thomas Crompton Demolitions Ltd.

 

Contact: Samantha Lawton – Head of Governance

12.

Recommendations for the Council in ensuring its services to schools are provided appropriately and effectively pdf icon PDF 224 KB

To receive information about recommendations made following a review commissioned by the Chief Executive.

 

Contact: Martin Dearnley – Head of Risk and Internal Audit

Additional documents:

13.

Quarterly report of Internal Audit Q1 2021/22 April 2021 to June 2021 pdf icon PDF 221 KB

To receive information about internal audit work in Quarter 1 of 2021/22.

 

Contact: Martin Dearnley – Head of Risk and Internal Audit.

14.

Exclusion of the Public

To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

15.

Quarterly report of Internal Audit Q1 2021/22 April 2021 to June 2021

Exempt appendix in relation to Agenda Item 13.

 

Contact: Martin Dearnley – Head of Risk and Internal Audit

16.

Recommendations for the Council in ensuring its services to schools are provided appropriately and effectively

Exempt appendix in relation to Agenda Item 12.

 

Contact: Martin Dearnley – Head of Risk and Internal Audit