Agenda

Audit and Governance Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

Venue: The Board Room - Municipal Building, Widnes. View directions

Contact: Gill Ferguson on 0151 511 8059 or e-mail  gill.ferguson@halton.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 162 KB

2.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Other Disclosable Interest which they have in any item of business on the agenda, no later than when that item is reached or as soon as the interest becomes apparent and, with Disclosable Pecuniary interests, to leave the meeting during any discussion or voting on the item.

 

3.

New Risk Management Policy pdf icon PDF 229 KB

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4.

Anti-Fraud and Corruption Update pdf icon PDF 228 KB

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5.

External Auditor’s Annual Report 2024/25 (Appendix to be published as a supplementary item) pdf icon PDF 390 KB

6.

Annual Governance Statement - 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 230 KB

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7.

2024/25 Statement of Accounts, Audit Findings Report and Letter of Representation pdf icon PDF 700 KB

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8.

CIPFA Financial Management Code pdf icon PDF 267 KB

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9.

Appointment of an Independent Member pdf icon PDF 228 KB

10.

SCHEDULE 12A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) ACT 1985

PART II

In this case the Board has a discretion to exclude the press and public and, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, it is RECOMMENDED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

 

11.

Internal Audit Progress Report

12.

Mersey Gateway Project