Bridgend County Borough Council

Audit Committee – Agenda Reports & Meeting Details

May 2007 – May 2008

Listed below are the dates, times and locations of meetings of the Audit Committee.

If you click on a date an agenda web page will open with hyperlinks to each of the public agenda items. This will open a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file for you to view the details of that item.

If you click on the minutes a Word document will be downloaded for you to view.

If you have any problems with these pages and links, or have any queries regarding the Audit Committee or their meetings, contact the relevant Officer listed below.

Officer Contact Details: Web Pages/Meetings

Name:

Mark Galvin

Address:

Cabinet & Committee Services, Level 2 Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend CF31 4WB

Telephone:

(01656) 643148

Fax:

(01656) 643134

Email:

cabinet_committee@bridgend.gov.uk

Officer Contact Details: Head of Internal Audit

Name:

N Meredith

Address:

Brackla House, Brackla Street, Bridgend CF31 1BZ

Telephone:

(01656) 652918

Fax:

(01656) 645659

Email:

Internalaudit@bridgend.gov.uk

Details and Role of Audit Committee

Agenda and Reports

Location

Time

Minutes

01 Jun 2006

Council Chamber, Civic Offices

2:15pm

101 - 109

12 Jul 2006

Council Chamber, Civic Offices

2:15pm

110 – 121

24 Aug 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

122 - 131

04 Oct 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

132 - 140

26 Oct 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

141 - 146

16 Nov 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

147 - 154

20 Dec 2006

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

155 - 162

08 Feb 2007

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

- Postponed -

16 Feb 2007

Council Chamber Civic Offices

10:00am

163 - 168

21 Mar 2007

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

169 - 178

26 Apr 2007

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

179 - 184

31 May 2007

Committee Room 2-3 Civic Offices

2:15pm

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 Chairperson)

Cllr M L Simmonds

Cllr J C Spanswick (Chairperson)

Cllr W H C Teesdale

Cllr M Wilkins