Audit and Corporate Services Review Committee 19/02/25

1. To receive apologies for absence

2. To receive any disclosures of interest by Members or Officers in respect of any item of business

3. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 13 November 2024

4. To note the Action Log from the previous meeting

5. To receive the report of the meeting of the Health and Safety Group held on 8 October 2024

6. To consider the following reports:

01/25 Internal Audit Reports
These reports provide an update of progress towards delivery of the 2024/25 Internal Audit Annual Plan, and a summary of the work undertaken to date, together with reports on Risk Maturity and Governance processes

02/25 Action Log for External Performance Audit and Internal Audit (Ending 31 December 2024)
The report assists with monitoring of actions agreed from Audit reviews.

03/25 Update on Audit Wales Audit Plan
To receive an update on the Audit Plan from Audit Wales.

04/25 Assurance Monitoring Report – Compliance, Public and Statutory Duties and Corporate Improvement
This report acts as one element of the Authority’s risk management approach and supports officers and Members in monitoring, assessing and responding to compliance and corporate improvement areas of work.

05/25 Well-being Objectives Performance Report
The report provides progress against Priority Indicators/ Projects/ Work Programmes for the Period Ending 31st December 2024

06/25 Health, Safety & Wellbeing Quarterly Report
The report provides a brief update on Health & Safety incidents January – December 2024 and other H&S matters that may be of interest to the Committee.

07/25 Budget Performance Report for the 9 Months to December 2024
This report presents budgetary performance information for the period to December 2024

7. To consider whether the public should be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972

8. To consider the following report:

08/25 Risk Management Policy – Risk Register and Risk Management Statement
The report provides Members with an opportunity to comment and discuss an updated version of the Risk Register and the Risk Appetite Statement.

9.    To delegate any issues of concern to the Continuous Improvement Group for consideration