Agenda

To take any questions or statements from members of the Public.

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 13 November 2025 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

This report updates the Committee on the work of the Epsom and Ewell Community Safety Partnership.

This report contains information on recent council complaint decisions from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as well as an update on data breaches and new legislation.

This report presents the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts, Grant Thornton’s Audit Findings Report, letter of representation and the Auditor’s Annual Report following the external audit.

This report presents the forecast revenue outturn position for the current financial year 2025/26, as at quarter 3 (31 December).

This report presents the capital monitoring position at quarter 3 for the current financial year 2025/26.

The report summarises the activities undertaken in 2025-2026 by the Council to progress our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Framework. The Framework includes three thematic objectives that demonstrate how we are meeting our responsibilities under the public sector equality duty.  

The appendix to this report provides an overview of the council’s performance with respect to its ongoing annual plan actions from 2024-25, key performance indicators, corporate risks, committee risks, and annual governance statement actions.

The Council’s Code of Corporate Governance - ‘the Code’ - was updated and brought to the Committee in November 2024. The Code sets out the principles of good governance, and the arrangements the Council has in place to demonstrate its compliance with them. As part of best practice, the Code is reviewed annually by officers and submitted to the Audit and Scrutiny Committee. Attached at Appendix 1 is an updated Code, representing changes since last year’s edition.

This report presents the Committee with its rolling annual Work Programme.