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Audit and Standards Advisory Committee
Monday 1 August 2022 6.00 pm

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  • Agenda frontsheet pdf icon PDF 255 KB
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Venue: Conference Hall - Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 0FJ. View directions

Contact: Andrew Phillips, Governance Officer  Tel: 020 8937 4219; Email: Andrew  Phillips@brent.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence and clarification of alternate members

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  • Webcast for 1.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, the nature and existence of any relevant disclosable pecuniary or personal interests in the items on this agenda and to specify the item(s) to which they relate.

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  • Webcast for 2.

3.

Deputations (if any)

To hear any deputations received from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 67.

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  • Webcast for 3.

4.

Minutes of the previous meeting and action log pdf icon PDF 405 KB

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 7 June 2022, and to note the actions arising from the meeting.

Additional documents:

  • Committee Decision & Action Log , item 4. pdf icon PDF 210 KB
  • Webcast for 4.

5.

Matters arising (if any)

As requested at the June meeting, a short presentation has been arranged for the Committee to receive a demonstration of the Financial Inclusion dashboard.

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  • Webcast for 5.

Standards Items

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  • Webcast

6.

Standards Report (including gifts & hospitality) pdf icon PDF 207 KB

The purpose of this report is to update the Audit and Standards Advisory Committee on gifts and hospitality registered by Members, and the attendance record for Members in relation to mandatory training sessions.

 

The report also updates the Committee in respect of the Committee on Standards in Public Life's (CSPL) recommendations, LBB’s response to those recommendations and  the Governments response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life review.

 

Additional documents:

  • Appendix A - Gifts & Hospitality Register, Quarter one ( April- June) 2022 , item 6. pdf icon PDF 84 KB
  • Appendix B - CSPL recommendations, comments and Government response , item 6. pdf icon PDF 352 KB
  • Webcast for 6.

Audit Items

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  • Webcast

7.

External Audit Progress Update

To receive and consider a verbal update from Grant Thornton as the Council’s external auditors.

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  • Webcast for 7.

8.

Emergency Preparedness Update pdf icon PDF 360 KB

At the January 2018 Audit Advisory committee, it was resolved that an Emergency Preparedness item be added to the forward plan to be discussed annually going forward. This report briefly outlines the progress made since the 2021 report, details the type and number of incidents in Brent and provides some information around initiatives and programmes of work under way to enhance our resilience and response arrangements.

 

Additional documents:

  • Webcast for 8.

9.

Internal Audit 2021-22 Annual Report - Addendum Report pdf icon PDF 280 KB

This report is an addendum to the 2021-22 Annual Internal Audit report, which was as presented to the Audit and Standards Advisory Committee on 7th June 2022. The report provides an update in relation to the audit work that has subsequently been completed in accordance with the 2021-22 Internal Audit Plan.

 

The report also sets out the arrangements for the Internal Audit function undergoing an External Quality Assessment (EQA) in Q3 2022-23.

 

Additional documents:

  • Appendix 1 - Summary of Audits Completed , item 9. pdf icon PDF 478 KB
  • Appendix 2 - Brent EQA Engagement Plan , item 9. pdf icon PDF 329 KB
  • Webcast for 9.

10.

Draft Statement of Accounts 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 240 KB

This report presents the Council’s draft 2021/22 Statement of Accounts to members of the Audit & Standards Committee.

Additional documents:

  • Appendix 1 - Draft statement of accounts , item 10. pdf icon PDF 3 MB
  • Webcast for 10.

11.

Review of the Committee's Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 111 KB

To review and note the Committee’s Forward Plan

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  • Webcast for 11.

12.

Any other urgent business

Notice of items to be raised under this heading must be given in writing to the Head of Executive and Member Services or his representative before the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 60.

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  • Webcast for 12.

 

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