Agenda

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Contact: Nicola Sylvester  Email: nicola.sylvester@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 277 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 August 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 Corporate Governance and Audit Committee 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.

Corporate Customer Standards Annual Report 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 466 KB

To consider a report detailing complaint issues and performance during 2020-21.

 

Contact Officer: Chris Read – Corporate Customer Standards Officer

8.

Annual report on Bad Debt write-offs 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 595 KB

To consider a report on bad debt write-off 2020-21and note the information in the Appendices on bad debt write offs.

 

Contact Officers : Steve Bird, Head of Welfare & Exchequer Services,

                             Mark Stanley, Senior Manager, Welfare & Exchequer

                             Services

 

9.

Committee System Proposal pdf icon PDF 398 KB

The report requests that Corporate Governance and Audit Committee appoint a Local Government Association Advisor and that an informal meeting be arranged to set out the timetable for the key milestones and timetable of the work required in consultations with the Chair.

 

Contact Officer: Samantha Lawton – Head of Governance

10.

Annual Governance Statement 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 213 KB

To request the Committee approve the Annual Governance Statement 2020-21 for publication with the Annual Accounts.

 

Contact Officer: Simon Straker – Audit Manager

 

Additional documents:

11.

External Audit Findings Report 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 7 MB

To receive the attached update report.

 

 

12.

Council's Final Accounts 2020-21 pdf icon PDF 497 KB

To update Members on the final accounts and audit processes for 2020-21 and ask Members of this Committee to approve the Council’s Statement of Accounts for 2020-21 and a final version of the Annual Governance Statement.

 

Contact Officer: James Anderson, Head of Accountancy

Additional documents:

13.

Financial Reporting Council Audit Quality Review on Grant Thornton pdf icon PDF 215 KB

To note the conclusions of the Financial Reporting Council and to consider if any further action is appropriate following consideration of the private appendix.

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.

Financial Reporting Council Audit Quality Review on Grant Thornton

Exempt information within part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 namely that the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information and providing greater openness in the Council’s decision making.

 

Exempt information relating to item number 13.