Issue - meetings

[To endorse the Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report 2020 – 2021]

That the contents of the 2020-2021 Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report be approved.

Councillor Alan Butt presented the Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report 2020-2021 for approval. He summarised the main areas of work undertaken by the Audit and Risk Committee during 2020-2021. He added that the Audit and Risk Committee had an instrumental role in providing independent and high-level focus on audit, assurance and reporting arrangements that underpin good governance and financial standards.

Councillor Alan Butt noted that the internal audit team had been praised at the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)-  Audit and Risk meeting for offering a professional independent internal audit service to the WMCA. He offered his congratulations to Peter Farrow, Head of Audit, and his team.

Councillor Alan Butt proposed the recommendation and Councillor Jonathan Yardley seconded the recommendation and thanked all internal and external auditors and officers for their hard work. 

Resolved:

That the contents of the 2020-2021 Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report be approved.

[To receive the audit and risk committee annual report 2020-2021.]

Councillor Alan Butt, presented the Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report 2020-2021.

The Chair went through the report with members and made reference to typo errors on page 9. The Chair requested members approval of the report.

Councillor Philip Bateman requested that the key achievements be moved to the front of the document. It was agreed that any amendments made would be presented to the Chair of the Committee for approval.

Resolved:

1. That the Committee endorsed the Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 and refer it to Full Council for approval.

That it be agreed that any amendments made would be presented to the Chair of the Committee for approval.