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 30 September 2025 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

This report presents the Committee with its annual Work Programme.

This report provides the Committee with an overview of the governance the council has in place to prevent, detect and address fraud.

This report presents the capital monitoring position at quarter 2 for the current financial year 2025/26.

This report presents the forecast revenue outturn position for the current financial year 2025/26, as at quarter 2 (30 September).

As required by the Global Internal Audit Standards in UK Public Sector this report presents the Internal Audit Progress Report (September) 2025-26. The report provides the Audit and Scrutiny Committee with an overview of internal audit activity and assurance work completed in accordance with the approved audit plan and provides an overview of key updates relevant to the discharge of the committee’s role in relation to internal audit.

The Committee is asked to consider whether it wishes to pass a resolution to exclude the Press and Public from the meeting in accordance with Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (as amended) and that pursuant to paragraph 10 of Part 2 of the said Schedule 12A the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.