Audit & Corporate Services Review Committee 31/7/24
10am, Green Room, National Park Offices, Llanion Park Pembroke Dock and Remotely
1. To appoint a Chair for the ensuing year
Nomination received: Dr R Heath-Davies
2. To appoint a Deputy Chair for the ensuing year
Nomination received: None
3. To receive apologies for absence
4. To receive any disclosures of interest by Members or Officers in respect of any item of business
5. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 15 May 2024
6. To note the Action Log from the previous meeting
7. To consider any matters arising from consideration at the National Park Authority on 24/7/24 of the Draft Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
8. To consider the following reports:
20/24 – Audit Wales Audit Plan 2024
Members are asked to receive the Audit Plan for 2024 from Audit Wales.
21/24 – Internal Audit Report
To receive reports in respect of Countryside Management – Coast Path; Information & Cyber Security and Data Protection; Annual Report and the draft Strategy Update for Internal Audit 2024/25 – 2026/27.
22/24 – Action Log for External Performance Audit and Internal Audit (Ending 30 June 2024)
The report assists with monitoring of actions agreed from Audit reviews.
23/24 – 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.
24/24 – Well-being Objectives Performance Report
The report provides progress against Priority Indicators/ Projects/ Work Programmes for the Period Ending 31st May 2024
25/24 – Health, Safety & Wellbeing Quarterly Report
The report provides a brief update on Health & Safety incidents May- July 2024 and other H&S matters that may be of interest to the Committee.
26/24 – Information Technology and Digital Transformation Strategy 2024 – 2027
Members are asked to consider the Strategy 2024 – 2027 which has been written in accordance with an internal audit recommendations and ICT disaster recovery plan.
27/24 – Finance budget report for the 2 months ending 31 May 2024
This report presents budgetary performance information for the period to May 2024.
9. 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
10. To consider the following report:
28/24 – 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.
11. To delegate any issues of concern to the Continuous Improvement Group for consideration
