Agenda

Audit, Governance & Standards - Tuesday, 3rd November, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Oakenshaw Community Centre, Castleditch Lane, Redditch

Contact: Democratic Services  Tel: 01527 64252 Ext 3095

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies and Named Substitutes

2.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and/or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 439 KB

The minutes of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee meeting of 23rd July 2026 will be considered at this meeting.

4.

Public Speaking

Members of the public have an opportunity to speak at meetings of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee.  In order to do so, members of the public must register to speak by midday two working days prior to the date of the meeting. A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated to public speaking.

 

5.

Monitoring Officer's Report - Standards Regime pdf icon PDF 235 KB

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6.

Feckenham Parish Council Representative's Report - Standards Regime

To receive a verbal report from the Feckenham Parish Council Representative on Parish Council’s standards matters.

 

7.

Annual Update Report on Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) pdf icon PDF 413 KB

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8.

Annual Statistics from Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman pdf icon PDF 299 KB

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9.

External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update pdf icon PDF 385 KB

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10.

Internal Audit Progress Report pdf icon PDF 309 KB

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11.

Financial Compliance Report pdf icon PDF 477 KB

12.

Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 Action Plan Update pdf icon PDF 731 KB

13.

Risk Champion Update

14.

Risk Management Report (Q2 2026-27) pdf icon PDF 845 KB

15.

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 579 KB

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16.

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Self-Assessment pdf icon PDF 420 KB

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17.

Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 213 KB