Audit Committee – Work Programme

 

List of Suggested Potential Future Work Topics

Issue

Detail

Meeting Date

To be determined

 

 

Audit Committee Working Groups

Working Group Title

Subject area

Meeting Dates

Modernising Back Office Systems (MBOS) Sub Group

Oversight of the MBOS programme

3 February 2022 – further dates TBC

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Date

Treasury Management

A briefing on the County Council’s Treasury Management function

19 November 2021

 

Future Committee Agenda Items

Author

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

 

23 September 2022

Review of Annual Governance Report & 2021/22 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 & 2021/22 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, 2022/23 (01/04/22 – 30/06/22)

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

Strategic Risk Management

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 1, 2022/23 (01/04/22 – 30/06/22)

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

 

18 November 2022

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 2, 2022/3 (01/07/22 – 30/09/22)

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

 

Treasury Management

To consider a report on the review of Treasury Management performance for 2021/22 and for outturn for the first six months of 2022/3, 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 

Committee Work Programme

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

Democratic Services Officer

March 2023

External Audit Plan 2022/23

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 2022/23.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

External Audit Plan for East Sussex Pension Fund 2022/23

To consider and comment upon the External Audit Plan for the East Sussex Pension Fund for the financial year 2022/23.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

Internal Audit Strategy and Plan

Consideration of the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2023/24

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, 2022/23 (01/10/22 – 31/12/22)

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

 

Strategic Risk Monitoring

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 3, 2022/23 (01/10/22 – 31/12/22)

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