Minutes

Agenda

1. Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3.      Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting 17 June 2020 (summary attached)

4.      Appointment of Independent Member (report to follow)

5.      Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO)

Addendum II Performance Improvement inLocal Government 2021 (attached)

5.1    NIAO Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Additional Significant Risk 2019-20 Correspondence (attached)

6.      Internal Audit (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council)

6.1    Draft Annual Governance Statements 2019-20 (attached)

6.2    Quarter 2 Internal Audit Plan 2020-21 (attached)

7.      Internal Audit Reports (Moore Stephens)

7.1    Capital Projects (report attached)

7.2    Fuel Management (report attached)

7.3    Community Plan (report attached)

8.      Direct Award Contracts (report to follow)

9.      Report to Those Charged With Governance - Progress report September 2020 (report to follow)

10.    Absence Report Months 1-3 2020/2021 (report to follow)

11.     Matters for Reporting to Partnership Panel

12.     Correspondence

12.1 NIAO: Raising Concerns – Best Practice Guide (attached)

12.2 NIAO: Covid-19 Fraud Risks (attached)

12.3 National Audit Office: Guide for audit and risk committees on financial reporting and management during COVID-19 (attached)

12.4 Update to HM Treasury’s Orange Book (attached)

 IN COMMITTEE (ITEMS 13 – 15 NCLUSIVE)

13.    Corporate Risk Review with Corporate Risk Matrix (report to follow)

14.    Legal Cases Activity (report to follow)

15. Whistle Blowing /Fraud (verbal update)

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

17.    Date of Next Meeting - Wednesday 9 December 2020

ADDENDUM I

Moore NI External Quality Assurance Review (attached)

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