AUDIT COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend on Wednesday, 14 December 2005 at 10.00am.

AGENDA

1.

To receive and confirm the minutes of the Audit Committee held on 3 November 2005.

(To Audit Committee Members only).

2.

To receive apologies for absence.

3.

Non-attendance due to other Council Business.

4.

To receive declarations of interest (if any) from Members/Officers.

5.

To receive a Presentation from Officers entitled "The Statement on Internal Control in Local Government".

6.

Officer's Report

Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director - Resources

(i)

KPMG - Annual Audit letter 2004/05 (supplemented by a small Presentation)

(Please note that Statement of Accounts have been distributed previously to Audit Committee Members. A copy of this document has also been placed in the Members lounge).

Introduction to Statement of Accounts

Glossary of Terms

(ii)

Wales Audit Office: Relationship Manager's Annual Letter (RMAL) 2004/05.

7.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully

I KERI LEWIS

Chief Executive

Distribution:

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

D T Anderson

G Davies

M Mathias

J C Spanswick **

D A D Brett

P A Evans

W May

W H C Teesdale

A E Davies*

R M Granville

M L Simmonds

J H Tildesley