Agenda

Corporate Governance Committee - Friday, 6 December 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield

Contact: Mrs J. Twomey (tel: 0116 305 2583) Email: joanne.twomey@leics.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes. PDF 141 KB
2.	Question Time.
3.	Questions asked by members under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).
4.	Urgent Items.
5.	Declarations of interest.
6.	Presentation of Petitions under Standing Order 35.
7.	Terms of Reference PDF 119 KB Additional documents: Appendix - CGC TOR - FINAL , item 7. PDF 70 KB
8.	External Audit of the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts, Annual governance Statement and Pension Fund Accounts PDF 194 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - LCC Auditor's Annual Report 2023-24 , item 8. PDF 7 MB Appendix B - Audit Progress and Sector Update November 2024 - LCC , item 8. PDF 2 MB Appendix C - LCC Pension Fund Interim Audit Findings Report 2023-24 , item 8. PDF 5 MB Appendix D - LPF Letter of Rep , item 8. PDF 83 KB
9.	Risk Management Update PDF 237 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Corporate Risk Register Update (October-November 2024) , item 9. PDF 330 KB Appendix B - Fraud Risk Assessment 2024 , item 9. PDF 215 KB
10.	Changes to Internal Audit Standards PDF 146 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Application Note - Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK public sector , item 10. PDF 155 KB Appendix 2 - Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in Local Government , item 10. PDF 191 KB Appendix 3 - Comparison of the Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in UK Local Government to Regulations and existing CIPFA guidance , item 10. PDF 183 KB Appendix 4 - Leicestershire County Council Response to Consultation on Code of Practice for the Governance in Internal Audit in Local Government , item 10. PDF 208 KB
11.	Internal Audit Service Progress against 2024-25 Audit Plans for Leicestershire County Council and East Midlands Shared Services PDF 239 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Summary of Internal Audit Service work undertaken between 1 September and 31 October 2024 , item 11. PDF 251 KB Appendix 2 - High Importance Recommendations at 31 October 2024 , item 11. PDF 69 KB Appendix 3 - County plan and actuals at 31 October 2024 sorted by status , item 11. PDF 382 KB
12.	Progress Update on recommendations made within the Independent External Quality Assessment (EQA) of the Council's Internal Audit Service PDF 154 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Proposed Action plan from 2024 EQA review , item 12. PDF 163 KB
13.	Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmen Annual Review 2023/24 PDF 198 KB Additional documents: Appendix - The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's Annual Review Letter dated 17 July 2024 - Leicestershire County Council , item 13. PDF 139 KB
14.	Supplier Code of Conduct PDF 107 KB Additional documents: Appendix A Code of Conduct changes , item 14. PDF 151 KB Appendix B Supplier Code of Conduct Oct 2024 , item 14. PDF 223 KB
15.	Quarterly Treasury Management Report PDF 416 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Economic Overview (Sept 2024) , item 15. PDF 158 KB Appendix B - Capital Prudential Indicators Sept 2024 , item 15. PDF 59 KB Appendix C - Interest Rate Forecast 11 November 2024 , item 15. PDF 356 KB
16.	Date of next meeting. The next meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee will be held on Friday, 24 January 2025 at 10.00am.
17.	Any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent.