Agenda and decisions

Governance and Audit Committee - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 10.00 am

Venue: Multi-Location Meeting - Council Chamber, Port Talbot & Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Naidine Jones Email: n.s.jones@npt.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair for the Civic Year 2025/2026
2.	Chairperson's Announcement/s
4.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 223 KB
5.	Forward Work Programme PDF 419 KB
6.	Audit Wales NPT Financial Sustainability and Local Government Sustainability Reports PDF 361 KB Additional documents: 4459A2024_NPT Financial Sustainability_final 2023-24 FINAL , item 6. PDF 813 KB Financial_sustainability_of_local_government , item 6. PDF 3 MB Decision: That the report be noted.
7.	Audit Wales - Programme & Timetable - Quarter 4 Update January to March 2025 PDF 296 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Audit Wales Qtr 4 Update , item 7. PDF 198 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
8.	Audit Wales Audit Plan 2025 PDF 370 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Audit Wales Audit Plan - NPT 2025 , item 8. PDF 973 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
9.	Audit Wales Annual Summary 2024 PDF 377 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Annual Audit Summary 2024 - NPT Council , item 9. PDF 204 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
10.	Register of Regulators Reports & Recommendations PDF 394 KB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. Additional documents: Register of Regulators Reports & Recommendations , item 10. PDF 548 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
11.	Draft Internal Audit Annual Plan 25/26 PDF 596 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. Additional documents: Appendix 1A Chargeable Days 2025-26 , item 11. PDF 185 KB Appendix 1B Non Chargeable Days 2025-26 , item 11. PDF 109 KB Appendix 1C Reserve Audit List 2025-26 , item 11. PDF 120 KB Appendix 1D Audit Opportunities 2026-27 , item 11. PDF 109 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
12.	Draft Internal Audit Charter (including Mandate) 25/26 and Internal Audit Strategy 25/26 PDF 591 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Draft Internal Audit Charter 2526 , item 12. PDF 635 KB Appendix 2 Draft Internal Audit Strategy 2526 , item 12. PDF 589 KB Decision: That the Governance and Audit Committee Draft Internal Audit Plan 2025/26 at Appendix 1, be approved.
13.	Internal Audit Update Report 2024/25 PDF 598 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Issued reports Feb 2025 to year-end , item 13. PDF 515 KB Appendix 2 IA Plan 2425 position at year-end , item 13. PDF 563 KB Decision: That the Draft Internal Audit Charter 2025/26 at Appendix 1, be approved. That the Draft Internal Audit Strategy 2025/26 at Appendix 2, be approved.
15.	Access to Meetings That pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.
16.	Special investigations Update report View the reasons why item 16. is restricted Decision: That the report be noted.