Agenda

Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Risk Management Update pdf icon PDF 166 KB

Report of: The Group Finance Director

 

Purpose of the report: To present a proposal for the adoption of a revised Risk Management Strategy and Toolkit detailed in Appendix 1 and to provide an update on the ongoing review of the Corporate Risk Register, and the current risks in the Service Risk Register.

 

Recommendation(s): That the Committee resolves to:

1.    Note the outcome of the review of the Risk Management Strategy and Toolkit, indicating that they are satisfied with the risk management process and approve it.

2.    Note the review of the Corporate Risk Register being undertaken by the Corporate Leadership Team and risk owners and receive the risk register for review at its next meeting in order that it can be satisfied that corporate risks are identified and managed.

3.    Review the Service Risk Register.

 

Additional documents:

4.

Internal Audit Progress Report (BDO) pdf icon PDF 527 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

 

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

 

Recommendation(s):

·       That the Committee notes and discusses the report.

 

5.

Data Protection Report (BDO) pdf icon PDF 492 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

 

Purpose of report: To inform the Audit and Governance Committee of the results of an assessment of the Council’s compliance against key parts of UK GDPR.

 

Recommendation(s):

·       That the Committee notes and discusses the report.


This report will be published as a supplement item.

 

6.

Internal Audit Follow Up report (BDO) pdf icon PDF 471 KB

Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

 

Purpose of report: To inform the Audit and Governance Committee of the progress made against the recommendations.

 

Recommendation(s):

·       That the Committee notes and discusses the report.

 

7.

Internal Audit Annual Plan for 2025-26 and Strategic Plan for 2025-28 (BDO) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Yasmin BDO Report of: The Internal Auditor, BDO

 

Purpose of report: To inform the Audit and Governance Committee of the Internal Audit Plan for 2025-2026.

 

Recommendation(s):

·       That the Committee notes and discusses the report.

 

8.

Oxford City Council & Group Audit results report (Year ended 31 March 2024) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Report of: The External Auditor, Ernst & Young

 

Purpose of report: To inform and update the Committee.

 

Recommendation(s):

·       That the Committee notes and discusses the report.

 

Additional documents:

9.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 367 KB

Recommendation: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2025 as a true and accurate record.

10.

Dates and times of meetings

The dates of future meetings are:

 

·       23 July 2025

·       1 October 2025 (Accounts)

·       21 October 2025