Agenda and decisions

Governance and Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 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.	Chairperson's Announcement/s
3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 130 KB
4.	Forward Work Programme PDF 416 KB
5.	Audit Wales - Springing Forward - Strategic Management of Assets - Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council PDF 527 KB Additional documents: Annex 1 - Audit Wales Springing Forward Strategic Management of Assets , item 5. PDF 852 KB Annex 2 - Organisational Response Form - Corporate Asset Management Plan 2024-2029 , item 5. PDF 122 KB Annex 3 - Corporate Asset Management Plan 2024-2029 , item 5. PDF 6 MB Decision: That the report be noted.
6.	Audit Wales National Report - Sustainable development? - making best use of brownfield land and empty buildings PDF 502 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Audit Wales Report - Sustainable Development - making best use of brownfield land and empty buildings , item 6. PDF 4 MB Appendix 2 - Brownfield Regeneration Report - Management Response Form , item 6. PDF 256 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
7.	Audit Wales - 'Cracks in the Foundations' - Building Safety in Wales PDF 273 KB Additional documents: App1 Audit Wales Report - Cracks in the Foundations Building Safety in Wales , item 7. PDF 778 KB App2 NPT Response Form (July-24) , item 7. PDF 113 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
8.	Audit Wales Report - The National Fraud Initiative in Wales 2022/23 PDF 569 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Audit Wales NFI Report , item 8. PDF 2 MB Decision: That the report be noted.
9.	Audit Wales - Programme & Timetable - Quarter 3 Update April to December 2024 PDF 294 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Audit Wales Quarter 3 Update , item 9. PDF 238 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
10.	Compliments and Complaints Annual Report 2023/2024 PDF 835 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
11.	Relationship Between Standards Committee and Governance and Audit Committee PDF 371 KB Decision: That members of the Governance and Audit Committee endorse the proposals included in the report at steps 1 to 4.
12.	Internal Audit Standards Update PDF 584 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
13.	Internal Audit Update Report 2024/25 PDF 605 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Issued reports Nov 2024 to Jan 2025 , item 13. PDF 544 KB Appendix 2 IA Plan 2425 position at Jan 2025 , item 13. PDF 569 KB Appendix 3 R26 Response to Governance and Audit Committee , item 13. PDF 521 KB Decision: That the report be noted.
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.	Internal Audit Update Report 2024/25 - Appendix 4 (Exempt under Paragraph 14) View the reasons why item 16. is restricted
17.	Special Investigations Update Report (Exempt under Paragraph 14) View the reasons why item 17. is restricted Decision: That the report be noted.