Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

To elect the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee for the 2026/2027 Municipal Year.

To elect the Vice Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee for the 2026/2027 Municipal Year.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2026.

To seek the Committee’s agreement to correct the following typographical error in the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 2026:

Minute number 101. External Audit Finding Report and Statement of Accounts 2024/25

It was agreed to ask the Head of People and Culture to circulate to committee members details of the six exit packages for the £200,001* cost band and above for 2024/25.

* amend to read “£120,001”

To consider any outstanding actions from previous meetings.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeID=151&Info=1&bcr=1

The deadline for the submission of public questions is midday on Thursday 21 May 2026 [midday 3 clear working days before the meeting].

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday on Wednesday 27 May 2026 [midday the working day before the meeting].

The deadline for the submission of a petition is Wednesday 13 May 2026 [10 working days before the meeting].

Grant Thornton, as the Council’s appointed External Auditors, have produced a report (Appendix A) which provides an update to the Audit & Governance Committee on their progress to date in delivering their responsibilities.  The report provides an update on their audit work.

To receive a verbal update on the appointment of Independent Members.

In relation to the items of business appearing below, the Committee is asked to consider the following resolution: -

‘That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.’

This report sets out a review of the Carter’s Quay acquisition as requested by Audit and Governance Committee in July 2025 with a focus on the Council’s governance processes for regeneration projects.