Issue - meetings

This report sets out the reports to be considered by the Audit & Governance Committee for the 2022/23 municipal year in order to enable it to fulfil its terms of reference.

The Head of Audit and Management Assurance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'I' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report set out the schedule of items to be considered by the Audit and Governance Committee for the 2022/23 municipal year in order to enable it to fulfil its terms of reference. An amended version of the appendix was circulated to reflect changes to the dates of the meetings previously scheduled for March and April 2023. To reflect the pre-Election period, the final meeting of the Municipal Year would now be held on 16^th March 2023 and the meeting scheduled on 13 April 2023 had been cancelled. To retain the number of meetings at the same level, an additional meeting had been inserted on 16 February 2023.

The Chairman confirmed that updates relating to the Statement of Accounts would continue to be brought to the Committee as the situation developed and, if necessary, a special meeting of the Committee would be arranged.

Following receipt of a previous presentation to the Committee relating to the governance of ‘BHLive’, the Chairman had continued to engage with ‘BHLive’ and the expectation was that a further report would come back to the Committee at some stage in the future. A further update report on governance of the Council’s parks could also be expected at a later meeting.

There was also the possibility of including further discussion about the Planning function at a future meeting although, in the first instance, some particular issues raised were being considered through the Constitution Review Working Group which was meeting in October.

The Chairman repeated his invitation to Members to submit to him by email any further governance related issues for potential in-depth examination by the Committee at future meetings.

RESOLVED that, Subject to the changes circulated at the Committee, the Audit and Governance Committee approves the forward plan set out at Appendix A.

Voting: Unanimous