Agenda

Lewes District Council Audit and Standards Committee - Monday, 4th July, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Ditchling and Telscombe Rooms, Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1AB.

Contact: Committee Services on 01273 471600.

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes PDF 233 KB To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 14 March 2022 (attached herewith).
2.	Apologies for absence/declaration of substitute members
3.	Declarations of interest Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.
4.	Urgent items Items not on the agenda which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances as defined in Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.
5.	Written questions from councillors To deal with written questions from councillors pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 12.3 (page D8 of the Constitution).
6.	External Audit of the Statement of Accounts Verbal update by Deloitte and Lewes District Council Officers
7.	Arrears Collection Audit Verbal update by Chief Finance Officer and Director of Service Delivery
8.	Treasury Management Annual Report 2021/22 PDF 526 KB Report of Chief Finance Officer Additional documents: Appendix A - Prudential Indicators 2021/22 , item 8. PDF 150 KB Appendix B - List of Investments made and/or maturing in 2021/22 , item 8. PDF 115 KB Appendix C - 2021/22 Capital Programme Summary , item 8. PDF 292 KB Appendix D - Revised CIPFA Codes, Updated PWLB Lending Facility Guidance , item 8. PDF 122 KB Appendix E - The Economy and Interest Rates , item 8. PDF 82 KB Appendix F - Glossary - Local Authority Treasury Management Terms , item 8. PDF 94 KB
9.	Post Assurance Review of the First and Second Phase of Covid Business Grants PDF 257 KB Report of Chief Internal Auditor
10.	Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report for the financial year 2021-2022 - 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 PDF 168 KB Report of Chief Internal Auditor Additional documents: Appendix A - Audit reports issued and follow-ups , item 10. PDF 165 KB Appendix B - Recommendations outstanding after follow-ups , item 10. PDF 180 KB Appendix C - Counter Fraud savings , item 10. PDF 50 KB
11.	Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review PDF 91 KB Report of Chief Internal Auditor Additional documents: Appendix A - Strategic Risk Register , item 11. PDF 134 KB
12.	Annual Governance Statement PDF 151 KB Report of Chief Internal Auditor Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Governance Framework , item 12. PDF 66 KB Appendix 2 - Annual Governance Statement Timetable , item 12. PDF 42 KB Appendix 3 - Managers’ Assurance Statement , item 12. PDF 102 KB Appendix 4 - Feedback from the Managers’ Assurance Statements , item 12. PDF 95 KB Appendix 5 - Lewes Annual Governance Statement , item 12. PDF 390 KB
13.	Date of next meeting To note that the next meeting of the Audit and Standards Committee is scheduled to be held on Monday, 12 September 2022 in the Ditchling and Telscombe Rooms, Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1AB, commencing at 10:00am.