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 Public and Restricted Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 25 July 2024 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

This report presents the forecast revenue outturn position for the current financial year 2024/25, as at Quarter 1 (30 June).

This report presents the capital monitoring position at Quarter 1 for the current financial year 2024/25.

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

This report provides the Committee with the outcome of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO) latest inspection. The Council was due its usual three-yearly inspection by IPCO, regarding its compliance with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The Council was last inspected in January 2021.

Following the receipt of the Council’s responses to the inspection information request, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner are satisfied that the Council’s reply provides  assurance that ongoing compliance with RIPA 2000 and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 will be maintained. As such, the Council did not require further inspection this year.

The Commissioner highlighted three minor areas where the Council can enhance its RIPA Policy. Officers will update the RIPA Policy as per the Commissioner’s recommendations, which will then be brought to the Committee as part of the annual RIPA report in March 2025.

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).

This report provides the annual review of complaints received and decisions made by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman during 2023-24.

This report presents the Committee with its annual Work Programme.

Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Committee may pass a resolution to exclude the public from the Meeting for Part Two of the Agenda 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.

This report summarises progress against the Internal Audit Plan 2024-2025.