Agendas, minutes and reports for meetings
prior to June 2012 are available in the meetings
archive.
Orders of Reference
1. For service
delivery functions, to develop, agree and review general
performance management policies, targets and indicators for the
Authority.
2. On behalf of the Authority, to agree the
planned internal audit activities for the year and to undertake an
annual review of internal audit activity, and to review summary
internal audit reports and seek assurance that action has been
taken where necessary.
3. On behalf of the Authority and as
necessary (where the Authority itself is not to determine this
matter), to approve the Authority’s annual accounts and to
determine all associated matters.
4. To review and monitor the effectiveness of
the Authority's policies on fraud, irregularity and
corruption.
5. To consider the external auditors audit and
inspection plan and their Annual Governance report, and the main
issues arising and the Authority’s response to those
issues.
6. To monitor the Authority's risk
management system, framework and its control environment to ensure
that it is fit for purpose, noting that management and
implementation of specific risk controls remain with the relevant
committee and/or the Authority.
7. To monitor the framework for business
continuity and disaster recovery arrangements to ensure they are
fit for purpose.
8. To
oversee and agree the Authority’s policies on transparency
issues and to receive at 6 monthly intervals reports on gifts and
hospitality received by Members notified to the Authority and
itemised expenses incurred by Members and paid for by the
Authority, and reports on equivalent notifications, and expenses
incurred, by the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Directors and
Heads of Service, and to oversee arrangements for the publication
on the Authority’s website of all notifications of gifts,
hospitality and expenses made by Members.
9. To grant dispensations to Members of the
Authority (under Section 33 of the Localism Act 2011) permitting,
in certain circumstances, participation in discussion of, and
voting on, matters in which a disclosable pecuniary interest is held.