With the amendment to minute 98 which should read as follows:

The Committee considered the Audit Recommendation Tracker report by the Chief Executive in respect of actions taken to address internal and external audit recommendations (circulated previously).

The Committee noted the following updates:

·         There were 22 live audit reports – as listed in table A.

·         37 recommendations had been included in table B  (recommendations completed since the last meeting of the Governance Committee)

·         Table C detailed 11 recommendations for which time extensions were being requested.  Of these, ten were for extensions within the next 6-month period.  Six were already 75% complete.

·         Table D confirmed there were no outstanding recommendations.

RESOLVED:

(a)           that the time extensions requested in the Audit Recommendation Tracker be approved; and

(b)           that the Audit Recommendation Tracker be noted.

The minute no.97 had been duplicated in error

Please telephone the Corporate and Community Services team to prepare a form for your signature before the meeting. Interests must be re-declared when the item is called. A declaration of interest under the Code of Conduct will be a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, an Other Registrable Interest or a Non-Registrable Interest.  If the item directly relates to your interest you must declare the interest and leave the room for the item, save in the case of Other Registrable Interests or Non-Registrable Interests where you may first speak on the item as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak.  If the matter does not directly relate to your interest but still affects it then you must consider whether you are affected to a greater extent than most people and whether a reasonable person would consider your judgement to be clouded, if you are then you must leave the room for the item (although you may speak as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak) or, if you are not, then you can declare the interest but still take part).

Report by Devon Audit Partnership (DAP) (attached).

Bishop Fleming to report.

Report by the Head of Organsiational Development (attached).

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Letter (attached).

Report by the Chair of the Governance Committee (attached).

Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached).

Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached).

To consider any exceptions made under 4.3(a), 4.3(b) or 4.3(c) of the Contract Procedure Rules, since the last meeting of the Governance Committee. The Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer to report. (Minute extract attached).

Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached).

Report by the Chief Executive (attached)

To consider the work programme for 2024-2025 (attached).

Report by the Head of Governance (attached).

RECOMMENDED:

(a)       That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended from time to time), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

(b)       That all documents and reports relating to the item be confirmed as “Not for Publication”.

Report by the Head of Governance (attached).