Referral from the Audit and Risk Management Committee at its meeting on 12 June, 2017 (minute 7 refers), which:

Resolved - That the Annual Report 2016/17 of the Audit and Risk Management Committee be approved and submitted to CABINET and to COUNCIL (for noting).

Minute and report attached.

The Cabinet received the Audit and Risk Management Committee’s Annual Report 2016/17 which had been considered by the Committee at its meeting on 12 June 2017, along with the covering report and the Committee’s subsequent Minute No. 7.

It was noted that the Committee had

‘RESOLVED:

That the Annual Report 2016/17 of the Audit and Risk Management Committee be approved and submitted to the Cabinet and to the Council (for noting).’

RESOLVED:

That the Audit and Risk Management Committee’s Annual Report 2016/17 be noted and referred to Council for noting.

The Chair, supported by the Chief Internal Auditor, introduced the Audit and Risk Management Committee Chair’s Annual Report 2016/17.

Prepared in consultation with Internal Audit, the Chair’s Annual Report for 2016/17 had been compiled in accordance with the CIPFA best practice publication ‘A Toolkit for Local Authority Audit Committees’.

The report informed how the Audit and Risk Management Committee had fulfilled its terms of reference during a challenging year and noted Member’s commitment to helping the development of standards and protocols across a wide range of governance areas, further assisting with improvements across the Council’s governance and control environments in a timely manner.

The Chair’s Annual Report further informed Members of specific matters regarding the Audit and Risk Management Committee’s core activities during the year.

Resolved - That the Annual Report 2016/17 of the Audit and Risk Management Committee be approved and submitted to CABINET and to COUNCIL (for noting).