Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 27 March 2025, 5:30pm - St Helens Council Public Meetings

Agenda item :  Start of webcast

Agenda item :  1 Apologies for Absence

Agenda item :  2 Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2024

Agenda item :  3 Declarations of Interest from Members

Agenda item :  4 Grant Thornton Report - Audit Progress Report and Sector Updates

Agenda item :  5 Grant Thornton - St Helens Borough Council Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 - Assurance Questionnaire

Agenda item :  6 Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26, Annual Revenue Provision Policy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy

Agenda item :  7 CIPFA Financial Resilience Index 2025

Agenda item :  8 Internal Audit Progress Report

Agenda item :  9 Annual Internal Audit Report 2024/25

Agenda item :  10 Annual Internal Audit Plan 2025/2026

Agenda item :  11 Global Internal Audit Standards & Revised Internal Audit Charter

Agenda item :  12 Strategic Risk Update

Agenda item :  13 Audit and Governance Committee Annual Report 2024/25

Agenda item :  14 Council's Use of RIPA Powers, RIPA Policy Guidelines and Social Media Investigations Procedure

Agenda item :  15 Partnership Governance Framework Review

Agenda item :  16 Recruitment of Independent Member for Co-option to Audit & Governance Committee

Agenda item :  17 Committee Work Programme 2024/2025 & 2025/2026