Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Audit and Governance Committee
23 Jan 2023 - 18:30 to 19:08
  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Meeting Details
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MeetingDetailsHybrid

Members are invited to an Extraordinary Meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee

to be held in the Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House, Melton

on Monday, 23 January 2023 at 6.30pm

 

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/_cBynfi4adE

 
Part One - Open To The Public
1 Apologies for Absence and Substitutions
To receive apologies for absence and substitutions.
1
Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Cooper and Councillor Cloke. Councillor Rainger attended as substitute for Councillor Cooper. 
2 Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of interests, and the nature of that interest, that they may have in relation to items on the Agenda and are also reminded to make any declarations at any stage during the Meeting if it becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

2
Andy Jarvis declared a non-financial interest as a Director of East Suffolk Services Limited under item 5 of the agenda. 
Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and the Assistant Cabinet Member for Resources.
3

The Committee received report ES/1422 of Councillor Maurice Cook, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and Councillor Edward Back, Assistant Cabinet Member for Resources.

 

The Head of Internal Audit introduced the report. The Internal Audit Charter was refreshed every  year and received by the Committee to ensure the Committee was up to date on the standards and regulations for Internal Audit. The Head of Internal Audit notes that there were no substantial changes to the Charter this year, beyond some updating of language. 

 

There were no questions from the Committee, and on the proposal of Councillor Coulam, seconded by Councillor Gandy, it was by a unanimous vote

 

RESOLVED

 

That having reviewed the refreshed Internal Audit Charter, it be approved by the Audit and Governance Committee. 

4 Exempt/Confidential Items

It is recommended that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.     

4

On the proposition of Councillor Coulam, seconded by Councillor Gandy, it was by a unanimous vote

 

RESOLVED

 

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act. 

Part Two - Confidential
5 East Suffolk Services Limited Loan Funding
  • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
  1. ES-1420 East Suffolk Services Limited Loan Funding
    • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
    1. ES-1420 Appendix A
      • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Meeting Documents

  1. pdf Open Minutes - 23 January 2023 (108Kb)
  2. Exempt minutes - 23 January 2023
    • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Attendance

Apologies
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Councillor Judy Cloke  
Councillor Tony Cooper Councillor Russ Rainger
Absent
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Officers present:
Laura Fuller (Audit Manager), Andy Jarvis (Strategic Director), Siobhan Martin (Head of Internal Audit Services), Matt Makin (Democratic Services Officer (Regulatory)),  Brian Mew (Chief Finance Officer & Section 151 Officer), Alli Stone (Democratic Services Officer), Julian Sturman (Specialist Accountant – Capital and Treasury Management)