Agenda

To receive any apologies and notification of substitutes.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2019.

This report provides the Committee with an overview on progress in delivering Mazar’s responsibilities as the Council’s external auditors.

To provide Members with any updates made to the Council’s accounting policies in relation to the production of the 2019/2020 financial statements.

To provide Members with information regarding the assumptions made by the pension fund actuary in calculating the IAS 19 (International Accounting Standard 19 - Employee Benefits) figures to be reported in the 2019/2020 Statement of Accounts.

To approve the Internal Audit Plan for 2020/21.

To inform the Committee of the recent work completed by Internal Audit.

To recommend approval of amendments to the Strategic Risk Register and the action plans identified to mitigate risks.

To consider items for inclusion in the Work Programme for future meetings.