Corporate Governance, Audit and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 31st July, 2024 7.00 pm - Agenda

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23rd May, 2024 (copy attached).

To receive the Audit Manager’s Report No. AUD2406 (copy attached) which presents the Internal Audit Manager’s independent annual audit opinion for 2023/24.

The Executive Head of Finance to provide an update to the Committee including the provisional audit planning report from the Council’s external auditors, Ernst & Young, for the 2023/24 audit (copy attached).

To consider the Executive Head of Finance’s Report No. FIN2409 (copy attached) which sets out the activities of the Treasury Management and non-Treasury Management Operations for 2023/24.

To consider the Executive Head of Finance’s Report No. FIN2410 (copy attached) which sets out Treasury Management activities for 2024/25 Quarter 1 and reports on compliance with Prudential Indicators. 

To receive the Corporate Manager – Legal Services’ Report No. LEG2403 (copy attached) which presents the Council’s performance on Freedom of Information requests.

To confirm the appointment of a councillor representative to the Citizens Advice Rushmoor Board. Nomination(s) to be reported at the meeting. 

To consider resolving that, subject to the public interest test, the public be excluded from this meeting during the discussion of the undermentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraph Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 indicated against such item:

Item No.        Para. No.           Category

6                      1                          Information relating to an individual    

To consider the Corporate Manager – Democracy Exempt Report No. DEM2405 (copy attached) on the nominations received for the conferment of the title of Honorary Alderman of the Borough and to submit the appropriate recommendation to an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council