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

Modernising Back Office Systems (MBOS) Sub Group

Oversight of the MBOS programme

26 Aug 2022

22 Nov 2022

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Date

Counter Fraud Training

The session will provide an overview of the existing fraud landscape and raise awareness of some of the common fraud threats faced by the Council. It will also cover the activities of Internal Audit in our efforts to prevent, detect and investigate fraud. The session will also provide an opportunity for questions and discussion with Officers.

23 Sep 2022

After Audit Committee Meeting

Strategic Risk Monitoring

The training will focus on providing a common understanding of risk management and the importance of effective challenge from members. It will be based on the council’s current frameworks and strategies to support the identification and management of risks from a member’s perspective. The objective is to enhance understanding of how to read risk scoring and identifying possible issues in the risk register.

23 Sep 2022

9:15 – 10:15

 

 

 

Future Committee Agenda Items

Author

23 September 2022

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

Financial Management Code

Report of the Financial Management Code

Rachel Jarvis, Head of Finance / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Strategic Risk Management

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

Ros Parker, 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.

Governance and Democracy Officer

18 November 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

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

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

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.

Governance and Democracy Officer

31 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

Independent external assessment of Internal Audit

Report presenting the results of an external assessment of the Internal Audit team

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

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

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.

 

Governance and Democracy Officer

7 July 2023

Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23

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 2022/23

 

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, 2022/23, (01/01/23 – 31/03/23).

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

 

Annual Audit Letter

 

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

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Counter Fraud Annual Report

Annual report on Counter Fraud work

Simon White, Audit Manager – Counter Fraud / Russell Banks, Chief Internal Auditor

Strategic Risk Monitoring

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 4, 2021/22 (01/01/23 – 31/03/23)

Ros Parker, 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.

Governance and Democracy Officer