Agenda

To receive apologies for absence from those Members who are unable to attend the meeting and details of substitutions and for whom they are attending to the Committee membership.

Toapprovethe Minutesofthemeetingof the Committeeheld on the31^st January 2025.

Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have any disclosable pecuniary interests or any other interests, which may prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items.

Most agenda items take place in public. This only changes where there is a need to consider exempt information, as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. You will be informed at this point which items are to be recommended for exclusion and to be resolved by the Committee.

The Committee will receive any petitions and/or deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also submit a petition at the meeting relating to a matter on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10, Members of the Public must submit a deputation in writing, at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting and shall subsequently be notified if the deputation shall be heard. A maximum of four deputations shall be heard at any one meeting. 

To receive any public questions.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Any questions must be submitted in writing at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting.

To consider the Corporate Customer Standards Annual Report 2023-24.

Contact: Chris Read, Corporate Customer Standards Officer.

To receive the Risk Management Annual Report 2024/25.

Contact: Alice Carruthers, Senior Risk Officer.

To consider the Dates of Council Meeting – Proposal for Additional Council Meeting (Reference to Council) report.

Contact: Leigh Webb, Head of Governance.

To consider the update to Corporate Code of Governance.

Contact: Samantha Lawton, Service Director, Legal, Governance and Commissioning.

To receive the update on representations on Outside Bodies.

Contact: Leigh Webb, Head of Governance.

To receive the Cyber Security Assurance report.

Contact, Terence Hudson, Head of Technology.

To receive the Internal Audit Quarterly report 3, October 2024 to December 2024.

Contact: Martin Dearnley, Head of Risk.

To review the 2024/25 Agenda Plan.

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.

Exempt appendix in relation to agenda item 13.