Agenda

To receive apologies from Members of the Panel.

The Chair to announce any items of urgent business circulated separately from the main agenda.

Members to declare any personal and financial interests in items on the agenda. Attention is drawn to the Council’s Constitution; the Council’s Code of Conduct and associated advice.

Members are requested to confirm as an accurate record the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2024.

No motion or discussion may take place upon the Minutes except as to their accuracy, and any question on this point will be determined by a majority of the Members of the body attending who were present when the matter in question was decided. Once confirmed, with or without amendment, the person presiding will sign the Minutes

To note the result of the self-assessment and evaluation undertaken by Panel and recommended improvement actions.

To note the Treasury Management Mid-Year Report and the Capital Mid-Year Report for 2024/25, and refer any comments to Cabinet and Council; and to note the recommended leasehold disposal of the council’s interest in premises at Oakmere Road.

To note the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards and that the standards become mandatory for the UK public sector from April 2025

To note Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud performance in relation to the delivery of the Royal Borough’s Internal Audit Plan and the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud, for the period April 2024 to September 2024.

To provide Members of the Panel with details of the revised Internal Audit Plan 2024/25