Agenda and minutes

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It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.

To receive.

Apologies for absence were received from:-

Mr T. Edwards

Head of Democratic Services, Governance & Partnerships

Alice Rushby, Audit Wales

To receive.

There were no declarations of interests and dispensations reported.

To receive the decisions of the Governance & Audit Committee held on 21^st September, 2022.

(Please note the decisions are submitted for points of accuracy only).

The decisions of the Governance & Audit Committee held on 21st September, 2022 were submitted.

On a point of accuracy, the Chair reported a typing error on item 7 Action Sheet – 27th July, 2022.  The date of the Governance & Audit Committee should read 27th July, 2022 and not the 17th July, 2022.

RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.

To receive.

The Action Sheet arising from the meeting held on 21st September, 2022 was submitted.

RESOLVED that the Action sheet be noted.

To receive the decisions of the Special Governance & Audit Committee held on 20^th October, 2022.

(Please note the decisions are submitted for points of accuracy only).

The decisions of the Special Governance & Audit Committee held on 20th October, 2022 were submitted.

RESOLVED that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.

Consideration was given to report of the Scrutiny & Democratic Officer.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Forward Work Programme for the Governance and Audit Committee be accepted. (Option 1)

Consideration was given to the report of the Professional Lead Internal Audit.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Committee note the findings within the attached Appendices and notes progress on activities for the period 1st July 2022 to 30th September 2022.

FURTHER RESOLVED that Exempt Appendix B2 and B4 be deferred until the next meeting and the relevant Officers be invited to attend the meeting.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Legal and Corporate Compliance.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Governance and Audit Committee considered the information contained in the report and provided specific comment. (Option 2)

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Legal & Corporate Compliance.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Committee sought further clarification on areas within the report and highlighted areas of interest or concern that needed to be considered in future monitoring and reporting of complaints. (Option 2)

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Officer Resources.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the Governance & Audit Committee received the Draft 2021/2022 Statement of Accounts for information, prior to the consideration for approval on completion of the financial audit, and considered the financial position of the Council as at 31 March 2022.