Agenda

Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair for 2024/25

2.

Election of Vice Chair for 2024/25

3.

Apologies for absence and substitutions

4.

Declarations of Interest

5.

Investigation Team Annual Report 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 282 KB

Report of: Head of Financial Services

Purpose of Report: To appraise Members of the activity and performance of the Counter Fraud Team for the fiscal year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Recommendation: That the report be noted.

Additional documents:

6.

Annual Report and Statement of Assurance 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 778 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

Purpose of Report: To detail the work undertaken by internal audit for Oxford City Council and provide an overview of the effectiveness of the controls in place for the full year.

Recommendation: To discuss and note the report.

 

7.

Risk Management Report as at 30 June 2024 pdf icon PDF 392 KB

Report of: Head of Financial Services

Purpose of report: To update the Committee on both corporate and service risks as at 30 June 2024

Recommendations: That the Committee reviews the risk management report and notes its contents.

Additional documents:

8.

External Auditors

The External Auditors, Ernst & Young, will provide a verbal update to the Committee.

 

9.

Internal Audit

9a

Internal Audit Progress Report - July 2024 pdf icon PDF 649 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

Purpose of the report: To inform the Audit and Governance Committee of progress made against the 2024/2025 internal audit plan.

Recommendation: To discuss and note the report.

9b

Internal Audit Follow Up Report - July 2024 pdf icon PDF 448 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

Purpose of Report: To provide a summary of the status of implementation of recommendations arising from reports issued in 2024/2025, 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Recommendation: To discuss and note the report.

10.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 415 KB

To approve as a true and accurate record the minutes of the meeting held on 8 April 2024.

11.

Dates and times of meetings

The Committee is scheduled to meet at 6.00pm in the Town Hall on the following dates:

 

·       25 September 2024

·       29 October 2024

·       20 January 2025

·       02 April 2025