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.

9 May 2024

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Date

 

 

 

 

Future Committee Agenda Items

Author

5 July 2024

Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Annual Governance Statement for 2023/24

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 2023/24

 

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, 2023/24, (01/01/24 – 31/03/24).

 

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

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, 2023/24 (01/01/24 – 31/03/24)

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

20 September 2024

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 1, 2024/25 (01/04/24 – 30/06/24)

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

Financial Management Code

Report of the Financial Management Code

Thomas Alty, Deputy Chief Finance Officer / Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer

Strategic Risk Management

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarter 1, 2024/25 (01/04/24 – 30/06/24)

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

22 November 2024

Review of Annual Governance Report & 2023/24 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 & 2023/24 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 Annual Report & Mid-Year Report 2024

To consider a report on the review of Treasury Management performance for 2023/24 and for outturn for the first six months of 2024/25, 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, 2024/25 (01/07/24 – 30/09/24)

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

Annual Update on Property Investment Strategy and Key Sites 6 monthly Update

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

Ros Parker, Chief Operating Officer 

Committee Work Programme

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

Governance and Democracy Officer

TBC March 2025

External Audit Plan 2024/25

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 2024/25.

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

External Audit Plan for East Sussex Pension Fund 2024/25

 

To consider and comment upon the External Audit Plan for the East Sussex Pension Fund for the financial year 2024/25.

 

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

Auditor's Annual (VFM) Report on East Sussex County Council 2023/24

 

To provide the Committee with Grant Thornton’s Annual (Value for Money) Report for 2023/24

Ian Gutsell, Chief Finance Officer & External Auditors

Internal Audit Strategy and Plan

Consideration of the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2025/26

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

Internal Audit Progress Report

Internal Audit Progress report – Quarter 3, 2024/25 (01/10/24 – 31/12/24)

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

Strategic Risk Monitoring

Strategic risk monitoring report – Quarters 2 and 3, 2024/25 (01/07/24 – 31/12/24)

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