Agenda

Governance and Audit Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 10.30 am

Venue: Multi-Location Meeting - Via Microsoft Teams or Presentation Room Port Talbot Civic Centre

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

Items
No.	Item
	PART 1
1.	Chairperson's Announcement/s
2.	Declarations of Interest
3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 314 KB
4.	Forward Work Programme PDF 442 KB
5.	Audit Wales: No time to lose PDF 307 KB Additional documents: APPEND~1 , item 5. PDF 3 MB
6.	Closure of Accounts 2024/25 PDF 142 KB Additional documents: SOA 2425 signed draft , item 6. PDF 1 MB
7.	Corporate Risk Management Arrangements PDF 635 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Strategic Risk Register - V16a , item 7. PDF 2 MB Appendix 2 - Risk Appetite Statement V2 , item 7. PDF 163 KB
8.	Draft Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2024/25 PDF 571 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Draft GAC Annual Report 2425 , item 8. PDF 643 KB
9.	Internal Audit Annual Report 2024/25 PDF 570 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Internal Audit Annual Report 2425 , item 9. PDF 853 KB
10.	Review of Decision-Making Structures and Scrutiny PDF 314 KB Additional documents: Report for Council - Decision Making Changes , item 10. PDF 164 KB Decision Making , item 10. PDF 645 KB Scrutiny Review Council Report 2025 , item 10. PDF 205 KB Scrutiny and Executive Protocol , item 10. PDF 151 KB New Scrutiny Procedure Rules , item 10. PDF 209 KB
11.	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).
12.	Report of Audit Wales - Commissioning PDF 334 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Report of Audit Wales , item 12. PDF 810 KB Appendix 2 - Neath Port Talbot Council Response , item 12. PDF 473 KB