Audit and Accounts committee
Membership and meetings of the committee
The committee has eleven members, who are:
- Councillor Karen Afford (Chair)
- Councillor Peter Allen
- Councillor Vera Best
- Councillor Paul Brant
- Councillor Tina Gould
- Councillor Graham Hulme
- Councillor Sir Trevor Jones
- Councillor Chris Lenton
- Councillor Frank Prendergast
- Councillor Liam Robinson
- Councillor Colin Strickland
View the agendas and minutes of the committee
The role of the committee
The committee:
- has delegated power, in accordance with the provisions of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003, to consider and approve the statement of accounts for the council and any auditor's reports relating to such accounts
- considers the effectiveness of the authority's risk management arrangements, the control environment and associated anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements
- seeks assurances that action is being taken on risk-related issues identified by auditors and inspectors
- should be satisfied that the authority's assurance statements, including the statement on internal control [link], properly reflects the risk environment and any actions required to improve it
- approves, but does not direct, Internal Audit's strategy and plan and monitors performance
- reviews summary internal audit reports and the main issues arising, and seeks assurance that action has been taken where necessary
- receives the annual report of the head of Internal Audit
- considers the reports of external audit and inspection agencies
- ensures that there are effective relationships between external and internal audit, inspection agencies and other relevant bodies, and that the value of the audit process is actively promoted
- reviews the financial statements, external auditor's opinion and reports to members, and monitors management actions in response to the issues raised by external audits.