Audit and Best Value Scrutiny Committee – 19 June 2008

County Hall at 10am

Agenda

Minutes

Minutes

Item 5 - Risk Management Annual Report 2008

To update the Committee on further progress in relation to the development and embedding of Risk Management procedure and practice

Item 6 - Audit commission's Audit and Inspection Annual Letter

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

Item 7 - External Audit and Inspection Plan 2008/09

To appraise the Committee of the External Audit and Inspection Plan

Item 8 - Internal Audit Services: Annual Report and Opinion

To give an opinion on the County Council's control environment for the year from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008

Item 9 - Internal Audit Strategy 2008/09 and Annual Plan

To present the Council's Internal Audit Strategy 2008/09 and Annual Plan

Item 10 - Review of the Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Corporate Assurance Statement for 2007-08

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 2007–08 in line with the responsibilities set out in its terms of reference

Item 12 - Carbon Management Plan Annual Report

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

Item 13 - Audit and Best Value Scrutiny committee 2008/09 Work Programme

To consider the Committee's Work Programme for 2008/09

Item 14 - Forward Plan

To consider the County Council's Forward Plan for the period from 1 June to 30 September 2008