Agenda and decisions

Governance and Audit Committee - Thursday, 21st March, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Multi-Location meeting Council Chamber Port Talbot/Microsoft Teams

Contact: Sarah McCluskie 

Items
No. Item

1.

Chairperson's Announcement/s

Decision:

The Chairperson welcomed all to the meeting.

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 166 KB

Decision:

The minutes of the previous meeting held on the 26th of January 2024, were approved as a true and accurate account.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Decision:

That the following Members made a declaration of interest at the commencement of the meeting.

 

Councillor W.Carpenter ,Agenda Item 8, Internal Audit Quarterly Update Report as he is a school governor at Melin Primary School but has dispensation to vote and speak.

 

Councillor P.Rogers, Agenda Item 8, Internal Audit Quarterly Update Report as he has been involved in discussion with Pale Road, Supported Living on a Personal matter.

5.

Audit Wales - Work Programme and Timetable - Quarter 2 Update pdf icon PDF 294 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the report be noted.

6.

Audit Wales - Register of Regulators Report and Recommendations pdf icon PDF 468 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the report be noted.

7.

Draft Internal Audit Strategy and Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 768 KB

Decision:

That the draft Internal Audit Strategy, the Internal Audit Plan 2024/25 and the Updated Internal Audit Charter as detailed in Appendices 1,2 and 3 be approved.

 

 

8.

Internal Audit Quarterly Update Report pdf icon PDF 644 KB

Decision:

That the report be noted.

4.

Audit Wales - Strategic Workforce Management - NPTCBC Organisational Response pdf icon PDF 480 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the report be noted for information.

9.

Urgent Items

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Decision:

No Urgent Items were received.

10.

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.

 

11.

Special Investigations Update Report (Exempt under Paragraph 14)

Decision:

That the private circulated report be noted.