Agenda

Joint Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 26 September 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE

Contact: Becky Binstead, Democratic Services Team Leader  07546 764774

Items
No. Item

1.

Chair's announcements

To receive any announcements from the chair and general housekeeping matters.

2.

Apologies for absence

To record apologies for absence and the attendance of substitute members. 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 309 KB

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Joint Audit and Governance Committee minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2024.

4.

Declarations of interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and any conflicts of interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting.  

 

5.

Urgent business

To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent.

6.

Public participation

To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak. 

7.

Statement of accounts 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 166 KB

To receive the report from the Head of Finance.

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.    To note the report of the Head of Finance

 

South

2.     To note the South Oxfordshire DC Statement of Accounts 2022/23 and to authorise the Head of Finance in consultation with the co-chair to approve the accounts for publication following the conclusion of the external audit
https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/South-Draft-Statement-of-Accounts-2022-23.pdf

3.     To approve the South Oxfordshire DC Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23, which forms part of the Statement of Accounts
https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/South-Annual-Governance-Statement-2022-23.pdf

4.     To authorise the Head of Finance in, consultation with the co-chair, to sign the letter of representation required as part of the 2022/23 Statement of Accounts external audit process

 

Vale

5.     To note the Vale of White Horse DC Statement of Accounts 2022/23 and to authorise the Head of Finance in consultation with the co-chair to approve the accounts for publication following the conclusion of the external audit
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/Vale-Draft-Statement-of-Account-2022-23.pdf

6.     To approve the Vale of White Horse DC Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23, which forms part of the Statement of Accounts
https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/Vale-Annual-Governance-Statement-2022-23.pdf

7.     To authorise the Head of Finance in, consultation with the co-chair, to sign the letter of representation required as part of the 2022/23 Statement of Accounts external audit process

Additional documents:

8.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 167 KB

To note the committee’s work programme.

9.

Exclusion of the public

To consider whether to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that:

(i)     It is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A, and

(ii)    the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

10.

Confidential Minutes

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Joint Audit and Governance Committee confidential minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2024.