Corporate Governance, Audit and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.00 pm - Agenda

Venue: Council Offices, Farnborough

Contact: Committee Administrator, Lucy Bingham Tel. (01252 398128) or email lucy.bingham@rushmoor.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes PDF 134 KB To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 31st July, 2024 (copy attached).
2.	Annual Ombudsman Complaint Review Letter 2024 PDF 75 KB To receive the Monitoring Officer’s Report No. CS240911 (copy attached), which summarises the outcome and findings of the Annual Review Letter 2023/24 from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman Additional documents: Item 2 - Appendix Ombudsman Annual Review Letter 2023-24 , item 2. PDF 129 KB
3.	Annual Statement of Accounts/External Audit Opinion - Update The Executive Head of Finance to provide an update to the Committee including proposals for the ‘backstop’ arrangements for the accounts prior to 2023/24.
4.	Internal Audit - Audit Update PDF 250 KB To receive the Audit Manager’s Report No. AUD2407 (copy attached) which provides an update on the 2024/25 Audit Plan.
5.	Update on Governance Actions - CIPFA Report and LGA Corporate Peer Challenge The Committee to receive a verbal update on the actions planned to address the governance issues raised in the CIPFA Financial Resilience Review Report and LGA Corporate Peer Challenge feedback report.
6.	Corporate Policy and Guidance on Surveillance and the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 PDF 109 KB To consider the Corporate Manager – Legal Services’ Report No. LEG2402 (copy attached) updating the Committee on the Council’s surveillance activities within and outside the scope of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIPA) Act 2000.