Agenda

Audit and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Epsom Town Hall, https://www.youtube.com/@epsomandewellBC/playlists. View directions

Contact: Email: democraticservices@epsom-ewell.gov.uk  tel: 01372 732000

Items
No. Item

1.

Questions and Statements from the Public

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

2.

Declarations of Interest

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.

3.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 222 KB

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 14 November 2024 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

 

4.

External Audit Update pdf icon PDF 232 KB

This report presents the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts, Grant Thornton’s Audit Findings Report, letter of representation and the Auditor’s Annual Report following the external audit.

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5.

Capital Budget Monitoring - Quarter 3 pdf icon PDF 870 KB

This report presents the Capital Monitoring position at Quarter 3 for the current financial year 2024/25.

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6.

Revenue Budget Monitoring - Quarter 3 pdf icon PDF 863 KB

This report presents the forecast revenue outturn position for the current financial year 2024/25, as at Quarter 3, covering the period 01/04/2024 to 31/12/2024.

7.

Annual report Community Safety Partnership pdf icon PDF 243 KB

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

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8.

Equality and Diversity (inc. modern slavery) Annual Report 2024-25 pdf icon PDF 314 KB

The report summarises the activities undertaken in 2024-2025 by the Council to progress its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Framework. The Framework includes three thematic objectives that demonstrate how the Council is meeting its responsibilities under the public sector equality duty.  

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9.

Performance and Risk Report – February 2025 pdf icon PDF 641 KB

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.

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10.

Work Programme - February 2025 pdf icon PDF 319 KB

This report presents the Committee with its annual Work Programme.

11.

Implementation of the Global Internal Audit Standards pdf icon PDF 294 KB

This report provides an overview of the new Global Internal Audit Standards, to which public sector internal audit functions will have to comply from 1 April 2025.

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12.

Internal Audit: Progress Report - February 2025 pdf icon PDF 292 KB

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

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13.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 86 KB

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.