Agenda

ESPO Finance and Audit Subcommittee - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 10.30 am

Venue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield

Contact: Angie Smith (0116 305 2583) Email: angie.smith@leics.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes of the previous meeting. PDF 145 KB
2.	Notes of an Inquorate Meeting on 11 February 2026. PDF 145 KB
3.	Declarations of interest.
4.	Urgent Items.
5.	Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector - Governance Documents. PDF 191 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - The Internal Audit Charter 2026 , item 5. PDF 280 KB Appendix 2 -Provisionlal self assessment against CIPFA CoP for the Governance of IA in LG for ESPO , item 5. PDF 232 KB Appendix 3 - Draft IA Strategy for ESPO (January 2026 to March 2028) , item 5. PDF 198 KB
6.	Annual Internal Audit Plan 2026-27. PDF 171 KB Additional documents: Appendix - ESPO Internal Audit Plan 2026-27 , item 6. PDF 177 KB
7.	Internal Audit Service - Progress Against the 2025-26 Internal Audit Plan. PDF 217 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Summary progress against 2025-26 audits as at 26 January 2026 , item 7. PDF 126 KB
8.	Date of next meeting. The next meeting of the Subcommittee is scheduled to take place on 7 October 2026 at 10.30am.
9.	Any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent.
10.	Exclusion of the Press and Public. The public are likely to be excluded during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (Exempt Information).
11.	Financial Performance Update - 9 months to December 2025. View the reasons why item 11. is restricted
12.	Budget 2026/27. View the reasons why item 12. is restricted
13.	Risk Review. View the reasons why item 13. is restricted