Bridgend County Borough Council

Audit Committee

What is the Role of the Audit Committee?

 To make recommendations to the Council in respect of the following:

• Carry out spending review of budgets to report upon present policy, service delivery,

costs etc.;

• Receive and comment on Internal/External Audit Plans;
• Consideration of District Audit Management Letter;
• Review Internal/External Audit reports and implementation of recommendations;
• Concept of Value for Money and quality;
• Receive Audit Commission studies and review their relevance to the Authority;
• The review of the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of service delivery;
• Performance Indicators;
• Comparative studies, including benchmarking;
• Benefit Fraud reviews, including the National Fraud Initiative;
• Compliance with Contracts Procedure Rules and Financial Procedure Rules;
• Receive reports regarding fraud and special investigations;
• To raise the profile of probity within the authority;
• Corporate governance issues.

Membership - 12

Cllr D T Anderson

Cllr D A D Brett

Cllr A E Davies

Cllr G Davies

Cllr P A Evans

Cllr R M Granville

Cllr M Mathias

Cllr W May (Vice Chair)

Cllr M L Simmonds

Cllr J C Spanswick (Chair)

Cllr W H C Teesdale

Cllr M C Wilkins

Officer Contact Details

Name:

N Meredith

Address:

Brackla House, Brackla Street, Bridgend CF31 1BZ

Telephone:

(01656) 652918

Fax:

(01656) 645659

Email:

Internalaudit@bridgend.gov.uk

Date- Agenda

Location

Time

Minutes

1 June 2006

Council Chamber Civic Offices

2:15pm

20 Apr 2006

Committee Room 1-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

11 Apr 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

1:00pm

89 - 93

10 Mar 2006

Committee Room 1-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

79 – 88

10 Feb 2006

Committee Room 2 -3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

69 – 78

26 Jan 2006

Committee Room 2 -3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

Postponed

14 Dec 2005

Council Chamber Civic Offices

2:15pm

62 - 68

03 Nov 2005

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

53 - 61

22 Sep 2005

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

Postponed

25 Aug 2005

Council Chamber Civic Offices

2:15pm

45 - 52

11 Aug 2005

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

Postponed

30 Jun 2005

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

37 - 44