AUDIT, STANDARDS AND RISK COMMITTEE
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1.
Audit
1.1
To consider the annual report, the annual plan the
annual management letter of the External Auditor and any matters
arising from the Annual Audit.
1.2
To authorise the signing of the Letter of
Representation and the Annual Statement of Accounts by the Section
151 Officer and Chairman of the Audit & Standards
Committee.
1.3
To receive and consider at least annually, details
of the status of any recommendations made in any report issued by
the External Auditor during the year and confirmation from the
Section 151 Officer that all agreed recommendations have been
implemented.
1.4
To receive and consider the annual Audit Plan, and a
report on the status of all recommendations made and of the
management actions taken against those recommendations.
1.5
To confirm, as necessary, and monitor compliance
with the Code of Corporate Governance at least annually and advise
the Council or the Leader/Executive, as appropriate, on any matters
it wishes to draw to their attention.
1.6
To receive an annual report from the Monitoring
Officer in respect of authorisations granted during the municipal
year pursuant to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
2000.
1.7
To maintain oversight of Treasury Management
performance.
1.8
To lead on corporate risk, including an annual
review of the Corporate Risk Register.
2.
Standards
2.1
To promote standards within the Council and to
monitor the operation of the Code of Conduct.
2.2
To grant dispensations pursuant to Sections 33(2)
(b), (c) and (e) of the Localism Act 2011 as follow:
(i)
That without the
dispensation the representation of different political groups on
the body transacting the particular business would be so upset as
to alter the likely outcome of any vote relating to that business,
or
(ii)
granting the
dispensation is in the interests of persons living in the borough,
or
(iii)
it is otherwise
appropriate to grant the dispensation.
2.3
To hear and determine appeals against refusal to
grant dispensations by the Monitoring Officer pursuant to Sections
33(2)(a) and (d) of the Localism Act 2011.
2.4
To receive an annual report from the Monitoring
Officer on Standards issues.
