Wednesday 13 March 2024 Audit Committee

Audit Committee

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting held Wednesday 13 December 2023 (copy attached) 
4. Internal Audit (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council)
4.1 Audit Progress Report for 2023/2024 and Audit Plan for 2024/2025 (report attached)
5. Correspondence
5.1. NIAO – Local Government Auditor report 2023 (copy attached)

RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION (Item 6) 
6. Quarterly Assurance Statement from the Oversight Panel, presented by Independent Advisor (report to follow) 
7. Matters for reporting to Partnership Panel
    IN COMMITTEE (ITEMS 8-17 INCLUSIVE)
8. Internal Audit (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council) 
8.1 Peer Review of Internal Audit against UK Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) – (report attached)
8.2 Management of Commercial Waste at Household Recycling Centres (report to follow)
8.3 Planning Fraud Risk Guide Internal Audit (report attached)
9. Internal Audit (Cavanagh Kelly)
9.1 Concessionary Trading Internal Audit Report (report attached)
9.2 ODHR Recruitment & Selection (report attached)
9.3 Democratic Services (report v2 attached)
9.4 Reception Services (report attached)
10. Direct Award Contracts (report  v2 attached) 
11. Prior Year Recommendations – Progress Report as at March 2024 (report to follow) 
12. Internal Audit Resourcing 2024/25 (report attached)
13. Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) - Internal Audit Advisory Review 
2022-23 Causeway Coast and Glens Council’s Management of any Potential and or Perceived PCSP Conflicts of Interest (report attached) 
14. Absence Report (Quarter 3) (report attached) 
15. Corporate Risk Matrix and Register (report attached)
16. Legal Cases Activity (report attached)
17. Raising Concerns/Fraud (verbal)  
17.1 Payment of Debtor Invoices (report attached) 
18. Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12(o))
19. Date of Next Meeting – Wednesday 12 June 2024