Audit & Governance Committee - Wednesday 9 July 2025, 7:00pm - St Albans Webcasting
Audit & Governance Committee
Wednesday, 9th July 2025 at 7:00pm
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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1 Apologies for Absence and Replacement Members
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Sarah Haythorpe
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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2 Disclosures of Interest
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3 Notification of Other Business
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4 Minutes
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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5 Developing the Council's People Strategy 2026 - 2028
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Raj Visram
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Cllr Anthony Rowlands
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Cllr Anthony Rowlands
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Gill Haynes
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Cllr Gill Haynes
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Emma Turnbull
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Cllr Raj Visram
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jane Pearce - People & Organisational Development Mgr
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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6 To Report the Approved Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and the External Auditors Reports
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Cllr John Galvin
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Severin Pischl - Finance Manager Systems and Control
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Gill Haynes
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Cllr Anthony Rowlands
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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9 Resourcing of the Finance Team
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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8 External Auditors Grant Certification
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Richard Skilbeck
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Richard Skilbeck
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Richard Skilbeck
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Richard Skilbeck
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Richard Skilbeck
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Raj Visram
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Cllr John Galvin
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Richard Skilbeck
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Cllr John Galvin
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Cllr Anthony Rowlands
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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8 External Auditors Grant Certification
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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9 Resourcing of the Finance Team
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10 Audit and Governance Committee Annual Report 2024/25
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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11 Annual Governance Statement 2024/25
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Judith Adamson
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Raj Visram
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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12 Risk Review
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Cllr Anthony Rowlands
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Raj Visram
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Robin Taylor - Strategic Director
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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13 Internal Audit Annual Report 2024/25
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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14 Internal Audit Progress Report
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Simon Mostyn
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Linda Parker- Assistant Director Finance (S151)
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr John Galvin
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Sarah Marsh - Head of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Sally-Anne Pearcey - Senior Internal Auditor
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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15 Action Tracker
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Ed Moore
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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16 Work Programme
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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Cllr Joanna Meaden
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Jonathan Flowers - Independent Chair of Audit Committee
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17 Other Business
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Webcast Finished
- Minutes Public Pack, 05/03/2025 Audit & Governance Committee, opens in new tab
- Minutes pack, opens in new tab
- Developing a People Strategy, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Timeline for developing People Strategy, opens in new tab
- Statement of Accounts 2023-24 final and auditors reports, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1_External Auditors completion report 2023-24, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2_KPMG recommendations 2023_24, opens in new tab
- SADC Indicative Audit Plan 24-25 DRAFT, opens in new tab
- Audit Grant Certification Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1_Housing Benefits claim 2022-23_FINAL, opens in new tab
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- Appendix 3_Housing Benefits 22-23 Final Report, opens in new tab
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- Head of Internal Audit Report 24-25, opens in new tab
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