Wednesday 20 September 2023 Audit Committee

Audit Committee

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting held Wednesday 14 June 2023 (copy attached)
4. Northern Ireland Audit Office
4.1 Draft Report to those Charged with Governance 2022/23) (report attached)
5. CCGBC Final Annual Accounts 2022/23 (to follow) 
6. Internal Audit (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council) 
   6.1 Audit Committee Terms of Reference (report attached)
   6.2 Internal Audit Charter (report attached)
   6.3 Annual Internal Audit Plan (report to follow)
   6.4 Audit Committee Training (report attached)
7. Appointment of Independent Member (report attached)
8. Direct Award Contracts (report attached)
9. Prior Year Recommendations – Progress Report as at September 2023 (report attached)
10. Matters for reporting to Partnership Panel
11. Correspondence
11.1 NIAO – Innovation and Risk Management, A Good practice Guide for the Public Sector (copy attached)
11.2 Innovation and Risk Management: Self Assessment Checklist (copy attached)
11.3 NIAO/NILGA Audit Committee Training (copy attached)
12. Matters for Reporting to Partnership Panel

IN COMMITTEE (ITEMS 13-17 INCLUSIVE)

13. Absence Report (Quarter 1) (report attached) 
14. Follow up report – Internal Audit – Safeguarding (report attached) 
15. Corporate Risk Matrix (report to follow)
16. Legal Cases Activity (report attached)
17. Whistle Blowing /Fraud (verbal)  
18. Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12(o))
19. Date of Next Meeting – Wednesday 13 December 2023