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Audit Wales – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Annual Audit Summary 2021

Meeting: 25/01/2022 - Governance & Audit Committee (Item 7)

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To consider the Audit Wales report.

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to report of the Head of Governance & Partnerships.

 

The newly appointed Head of Governance & Partnerships was introduced to the Committee.  She had commenced the post at the beginning of January, which included the role of Head of Democratic Services, and she looked forward to working with the Committee in the coming years.

 

The Officer presented the Audit Wales Annual Audit

Summary for Blaenau Gwent 2021 (attached at Appendix 1) which provided a summary of work undertaken since the last Annual Audit Summary in April 2021.  There were no substantial issues raised by Audit Wales, and the report highlighted some strengths in the way the Council had utilised data to inform its response to the Covid pandemic and support the recovery plan process.  The report also mentioned the improved financial planning within the Council.

 

The report also provided information on local and national studies undertaken by Audit Wales in the last year; and also highlighted some of Audit Wales’ planned work.  The Officer pointed out that a follow-up audit of Corporate Safeguarding would be undertaken in the Spring and the Terms of Reference for that audit was expected to be received in February.

 

A Member referred to the key facts on page 28 of the report and requested further details on the six areas of deprivation.  The Officer undertook to provide this information to all Members.

 

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Committee note the content of the report and receive future reports from the Wales Audit Office.