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Directorate of Governance and Legal Services

04-11-2025

Item	Paper

1. Welcome, apologies and declaration of interests	N/A

2. Risk Management TO CONSIDER a deep dive on action in response to the staff survey	ARC25/16

3. External audit 2024-25 a) TO CONSIDER the external auditors’ annual report b) TO RECOMMEND to Council the Letter of Representation c) TO RECOMMEND to Council the audited financial statements	ARC25/17 ARC25/18 ARC25/19

4. Internal audit a) TO CONSIDER a report on capital projects b) TO CONSIDER the internal audit annual report for 2024–25 and progress report on the 2025–26 internal audit	ARC25/20 ARC25/21

5. Assurance items a) TO RECOMMEND to Council the Fire, Health and Safety Annual Report for 2024–25 b) TO RECOMMEND to Council the Prevent Duty Annual Monitoring Return for 2024–25 c) TO CONSIDER the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) process for 2024–25 d) TO CONSIDER the Financial Regulations	ARC25/22 ARC25-23 [PDF 223KB] ARC25/24 ARC25/25

6. Standing reports a) TO NOTE any disclosures under the Whistleblowing Policy since the last meeting b) TO NOTE any allegations of fraud or financial irregularities occurring since the last meeting	Oral report Oral report

7. Committee management and reporting a) TO CONSIDER the second draft of the Audit and Risk Committee Annual Report for 2024–25 b) TO CONFIRM the minutes of the meeting held on 17 September 2025 c) TO NOTE the matters arising d) TO NOTE the draft agenda for the next meeting	ARC25/26 ARC25-27 [PDF 141KB] ARC25-28 [PDF 138KB] ARC25-29 [PDF 108KB]

8. Any other business	N/A