Audit and Best Value Scrutiny Committee – 12 June 2007

County Hall at 10am

Agenda

Minutes

Minutes

Item 5 - Audit Commission's Audit and Inspection Annual Letter

To submit to Committee the Audit Commission's Annual Audit and Inspection Letter

Item 6 - External Audit and Inspection Plans 2007/08

To appraise the committtee of the External Audit and Inspection Plans

Item 7 - Business Transformation Programme:update

To update the Scrutiny Committee on the progress of the Programme and Management of Risk

Item 8 - Internal Audit Services: Annual Audit Report and Opinion

To give an opinion on the County Council's control environment for the year from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007

Item 9 - Internal Audit Strategy 2007/08 and Annual Plan

To present the Council's Internal Audit Strategy 2007/08 and Annual Plan

Item 10 - Review of ICT Business Continuity and Contact Centres;update

To provide Members with a summary of current work to enhance the provision of business continuity facilities supporting key ICT infrastructure and applications and the development and the implementation of sevice based contact centres.

Item 11 - Risk Management Annual Report

To update the Committee on further progress in strengthening strategic and operational risk assessment and control

Item 12 - Review of the Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Corporate Assurance Statement for 2006-07

To consider the Monitoring Officer's draft report to the Governance Committee giving the Annual Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Corporate Assurance Statement for 2006–07 in line with the responsibilities set out in it sterms of reference.

Item 13 - Peer Review Action Plan: tipping points

To consider the observations made within the Corporate Peer Review relating to potential "tipping points" and to outline actions being taken across the organisation.

Item 14 - Carbon Management Annual Report

To advise Members of progress made since the adoption of the Carbon Management Plan by Cabinet on 19 April 2005.

Item 15 - Audit & Best Value Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2007/08

To set out the Committee's work programme for 2007/08

Item 16 - Forward Plan

To consider the County Council's Forward Plan for the period 1 June to 30 September 2007.