Audit Committee – Work Programme

 

List of Suggested Potential Future Work Topics

Issue

Detail

Meeting Date

 

 

 

Audit Committee Working Groups

Working Group Title

Subject area

Meeting Dates

To be agreed.

 

 

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Date

Audit Committee Induction

Induction training for all Audit Committee members to cover

•         An overview of the Audit Committee’s remit

•         What to expect through the year

•         An Introduction to Internal Audit and Counter Fraud (to include the Audit Committee’s role in relation to internal audit)

1 July 2021

PPE Valuation

Presentation by Bruton Knowles, the County Council’s property and asset valuers, on the PPE (Property Plant and Equipment) valuation process, in response to a recommendation of the external auditors

TBC

Treasury Management

A briefing on the County Council’s Treasury Management function

19 November 2021

 

Future Committee Agenda Items

Author

17 September 2021

Review of Annual Governance Report & 2020/21 Statement of Accounts

Report of the external auditors following their audit of the Council’s statutory accounts. It allows the committee to review the issues raised and assess the management response.

External Auditors/ Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Review of Annual Pension Fund Governance Report & 2020/21 Statement of Accounts

Report of the external auditors following their audit of the Pension Fund. It allows the committee to review the issues raised and assess the management response.

External Auditors/ Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 1, 2021/22 (01/04/21 – 30/06/21)

Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager/Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor

CIPFA Financial Management Code

An update from the Chief Finance Officer

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Strategic Risk Management

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 1, 2021/22 (01/04/21 – 30/06/21)

Phil Hall, Chief Operating Officer / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Committee Work Programme

Discussion of the future reports, agenda items and other work to be undertaken by the Committee.

Democratic Services Officer

 

19 November 2021

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 2, 2021/2 (01/07/21 – 30/09/21)

Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager/Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor

 

Strategic Risk Management

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 2, 2021/2 (01/07/21 – 30/09/21) – if timely

Phil Hall, Chief Operating Officer / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Treasury Management

To consider a report on the review of Treasury Management performance for 2020/21 and for outturn for the first six months of 2021/2, including the economic factors affecting performance, the Prudential Indicators and compliance with the limits set within the Treasury Management Strategy before it is presented to Cabinet.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Property Asset Disposal and Investment Strategy

Consideration of an annual report on the implementation of the Property Asset Disposal and Investment Strategy.

Nigel Brown, AD Property /Tina Glen, Head of Property Operations

Committee Work Programme

Discussion of the future reports, agenda items and other work to be undertaken by the Committee.

Democratic Services Officer

Tuesday 29 March 2022

External Audit Plan 2021/22

This report sets out in detail the work to be carried out by the Council’s External Auditors on the Council’s accounts for the financial year 2021/22.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

External Audit Plan for East Sussex Pension Fund 2021/22

To consider and comment upon the External Audit Plan for the East Sussex Pension Fund for the financial year 2021/22.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

Internal Audit Strategy and Plan

Consideration of the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2022/23

Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor/ Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager

Annual Audit Letter

To consider the Annual Audit letter and fee update from the External Auditor

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 3, 2021/22 (01/10/21 – 31/12/21)

Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager/Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor

 

Strategic Risk Monitoring

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 3, 2021/22 (01/10/21 – 31/12/21)

Phil Hall, Chief Operating Officer / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer  

Committee Work Programme

Discussion of the future reports, agenda items and other work to be undertaken by the Committee.

 

Democratic Services Officer

 

8 July 2022

Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Annual Governance Statement for 2021/22

 

Sets out an assessment of the effectiveness of the Council’s governance arrangements and includes an improvement plan for the coming year, and the annual governance statement (AGS) which will form part of the statement of accounts.

Philip Baker, Assistant Chief Executive

Internal Audit Services Annual Report and Opinion 2021/22

 

An overall opinion on the Council’s framework of internal control, summarises the main audit findings and performance against key indicators (includes Internal Audit Progress reports – Quarter 4, 2021/22, (01/01/22 – 31/03/22).

Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager/Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor

Strategic Risk Monitoring

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 4, 2021/22 (01/01/22 – 31/03/22)

Phil Hall, Chief Operating Officer / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Committee Work Programme

Discussion of the future reports, agenda items and other work to be undertaken by the Committee.

Democratic Services Officer