14th December 2022 Audit Committee

Audit Committee

A  G  E  N  D  A
1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting held Wednesday 21 September 2022 (summary attached) 
4. Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) 
   4.1 Presentation of Extraordinary Audit of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council 
   4.2 Report to those charged with Governance 2021-22 (report attached)
   4.3 Annual Audit Letter (report attached)
   4.4 Draft Audit and Assessment Report 2022-23 - Report to the Council and the Department for Communities under Section 95 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Act 2014 (report attached) 
5. Internal Audit (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council) 
   5.1 Annual Audit Plan 2022/23 (report attached)
   5.2 Quarter 3 Update audit plan (report attached)
   5.3 Updated Raising Concerns Policy (report attached)
6. Direct Award Contracts (report attached)
7. Matters for Reporting to Partnership Panel
8. Correspondence
   8.1 NIAO - Changes to audit approach for the 2022-23 audit cycle (copy attached) 
   8.2 NIAO - ISA 315 - Audit approach briefing for management and those charged with governance (copy attached) 
   IN COMMITTEE (ITEMS 9 – 15 INCLUSIVE)
9. Safeguarding Internal Audit (to follow)
10. Prior Year Recommendations – Action Plan 2022/23 (report attached) 
11. Absence Report Quarter 2 2022/23 (report attached)
12. Corporate Risk Matrix (report to follow)
13. Legal Cases Activity (report attached)
14. Whistle Blowing /Fraud 
15. Extraordinary Audit – Progress report on Implementation Recommendations (report attached) 
16. Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12(o))
17. Date of Next Meeting – Wednesday 8 March 2023 at 7PM