Agenda
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Contact: Harry Ellis, Governance Officer Tel: 020 8937 3287; Email: harry.ellis@brent.gov.uk
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Apologies for absence and clarification of alternate members |
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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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Deputations (if any) To hear any deputations received from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 67. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting and action log 4.1 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 25 March 2025 as a correct record.
(Agenda republished to include the attached minutes on 12 June 2025)
4.2 To note the updated Action Log from previous meetings of the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee. Additional documents: |
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Matters arising (if any) To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting. |
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Governance items |
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Self-Referral to Regulator of Social Housing The purpose of the report is to notify the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee of the circumstance surrounding the necessity to self-refer to the Regulator of Social Housing for breaches in compliance with building safety, potentially breaching the Quality and Safety Standard. |
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Standards Items |
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Standards Report (including gifts & hospitality) The purpose of this report is to update the Audit and Standards Advisory Committee on gifts and hospitality registered by Members during Q1 2025-26 and on member training.
(Please note the agenda was republished to include the Appendix B from the attached report on 12 June 2025) Additional documents: |
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Audit Items |
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Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25 (including Annual Head of Internal Audit Opinion) This report summarises the activity of Internal Audit for the financial year 2024-25, including an update on work completed since the previous updated provided in December 2024.
The report also provides the annual audit opinion, provided by the Deputy Director Organisational Assurance and Resilience (Head of Internal Audit), on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s framework for governance, risk management and control, which is used to support the Council’s Annual Governance Statement. Additional documents: |
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Annual Counter Fraud Report 2024-25 The report sets out a summary of the counter fraud activity undertaken in 2024-25 and fulfils the requirements of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, which requires local authorities to publish details of their counter-fraud activity. Additional documents: |
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Governance items (continued) |
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Chair's Annual Report To receive the annual report from Chair of the Audit and Standards (A&S), and the Audit and Standards Advisory (A&SA) Committees. The report covers the work of both Committees for the municipal year 2024-25 and has been prepared independently by the Chairs’ of the A&S and A&SA Committees. |
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Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 This report sets out the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2024-25 as required by the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.
Members are asked to note that the AGS is being presented to the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee for consideration, in advance of referral on to the Audit and Standards Committee for formal approval
(Agenda republished to include the attached report on 12 June 2025) Additional documents: |
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Finance & External Audit items |
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Update on 24-25 Statement of Accounts To provide the Committee with an update on the progress made on the 2024-25 Statement of Accounts. |
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Draft External Audit Plan (incl Pension Fund) year ending 31 March 2025 For the Committee to receive and consider the Indicative External Audit Plan (including Pension Fund) for the year ending 31 March 2025. Additional documents: |
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Audit & Standards Advisory Committee Forward Plan & Work Programme for 2025-26 To consider and note the Committee’s Work Programme for the 2025-26 Municipal Year. |
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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. |