This meeting will be a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams and therefore will not take place at a physical location following guidelines set out in Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
A roll call of persons in attendance will be taken and, at the same time, Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and any interests, relating to any item on the agenda at this stage.
To agree that the items of business within Part A of the agenda should be dealt with in public and that the items of business within Part B of the agenda should be dealt with in private.
To note that Council, on 3 November 2020, received and adopted the Minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2020. The Minutes will be signed by the Chair at the first practicable opportunity.
[Copy Minutes in Minute Book Volume 47(4) / herewith]
The Minutes of the meetings of the Business and Transformation Scrutiny Panel held on 3 and 17 September; 15 October and 1 December 2020 are submitted for information.
(Copy Minutes herewith)
Grant Thornton to present the draft 2019-20 Audit Findings Report
(Copy draft Report herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report providing a brief summary of the progress of the 2019/20 accounts and informing the Committee of the outstanding work that still needs to be completed before the accounts for 2019/20 can be signed off. Information regarding the 2020/21 Final Accounts process; and the draft accounting policies that will be used in the closedown of the 2020/21 accounts is also provided.
(Copy Report RD.46/20 herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report providing an overview of the work carried out by Internal Audit between October and December of 2020/21. The report also includes information on progress against the agreed audit plan, performance indicators and previous audit recommendations.
(Copy Report RD.45/20 herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report supplementing the Internal Audit Progress Report and considering the Review of Local Air Quality Management.
(Copy Report RD.47/20 herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report supplementing the Internal Audit Progress Report and considering the Review of City Centre.
(Copy Report RD.48/20 herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report supplementing the Internal Audit Progress Report and considering the Review of the Carlisle Partnership.
(Copy Report RD.49/20 herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report setting out the Council's Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2021/22 in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management. The Executive considered the matter on 14 December 2020.
(Copy Report RD.44/20 herewith / Minute Excerpt to follow)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report providing the regular quarterly summary of Treasury Management Transactions, together with budgetary projections for 2021/22 - 2025/26. The matter was considered by the Executive and the Business and Transformation Scrutiny Panel on 9 November and 1 December 2020 respectively.
(Copy Report RD.34/20 (amended) and Minute Excerpts herewith)
This report is not for publication by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as the report contains exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report supplementing the Internal Audit Progress Report considered in Part A and considering the Review of Income Management.
(Copy Report RD.50/20 (Part B) herewith)
The Corporate Director of Finance and Resources to submit a report providing an overview of counter-fraud arrangements.
(Copy Report RD.39/20 herewith)
Conservative - Mrs Bowman, Mrs McKerrell, Meller (Chair), Mrs Finlayson (sub), Morton (sub), Shepherd (sub)
Labour – Birks, Patrick (Vice-Chair), Dr Tickner, Alcroft (sub), Mrs Atkinson (sub), Miss Whalen (sub)
OFFICERS: Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services
Corporate Director of Finance and Resources
Principal Auditor
ALSO
PRESENT: Key Audit Partner (Grant Thornton)
Audit Manager (Grant Thornton)
Deputy Leader, and Finance, Governance and Resources Portfolio Holder