Audit Committee 17 December 2025

Audit Committee

1. Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting held Wednesday 17 September 2025 (copy attached)

4. Northern Ireland Audit Office Reports

4.1 S95 Performance Improvement Audit and Assessment (report attached)

4.2 Major IT Projects in NI (report attached)

4.3 Waste Crime in NI (report attached)

5. Internal Audit Charter (report attached)

6. Direct Award Contracts (report attached)

7. Complaints Reports

7.1 April 2024 – March 2025 (report to follow)

7.2 Six Monthly Report – 01 April 2025 – 30 September 2025 (report to follow)

8. Correspondence

8.1 NIAO Change of Director – CCGBC (attached)

9. Matters for reporting to Partnership Panel

IN COMMITTEE (ITEMS 10-16 INCLUSIVE)

10. Internal Audit (McHughLindsay) Reports

10.1 Insurance (report attached)

10.2 Museums (report attached)

10.3 Invoicing and Debtors (report attached)

10.4 Town Halls and Civic Buildings (report attached)

10.5 Code of Governance (report attached)

11. Revised Code of Governance Implementing Internal Audit Recommendations (report attached)

12. Prior Year Recommendations (report to follow)

13. Absenteeism Report (Quarter 2 – 2025-26) (report attached)

14. Corporate Risk Matrix and Register (report to follow)

15. Procurement for Specialist ICT Audit (report attached)

16. Raising Concerns/Fraud (verbal)

17. Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12(o))

18. Date of Next Meeting – Thursday 18 March 2026