Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 7.15 pm - Agenda

To confirm the Minutes of the Meetings held on 26th November and 11th December, 2025 (copies attached).

To receive the Draft Audit Results Report (copy attached) from Ernst & Young (EY).

To receive the Draft 2024/25 Auditor’s Annual Report (copy attached) from Ernst & Young (EY).

To receive the Executive Head of Finance’s Report No. FIN2602 (copy attached), which sets out the Annual Statement of Accounts and the External Audit Opinion.

To receive SIAP’s Report No. SIAP26/01 (copy attached), which gives an update on audit work completed to date, progress against the audit plan and tracking of the implementation of management actions.

To receive SIAP’s Report No. SIAP26/02 (copy attached), from the External Assessor following the external quality assessment of SIAP against the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector.

To consider the Executive Head  of Finance’s Report (copy to follow), which seeks approval of the Council’s Annual Capital Strategy for the year 2026/27 for submission to the Council.

To receive the Executive Head of Finance’s Report (copy to follow), which seeks approval of the Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Non-Treasury Investment Strategy (Investment Strategy) for the year 2026/27 for submission to Council.

To consider the Executive Head of Finance’s Report No. FIN2607 (copy attached), which sets out the activities of the Treasury Management and Non-Treasury Management Investment Operations for Quarter 3, 2025/26, and reports on compliance with Prudential Indicators, for recommendation to full Council in February 2026.