Ask for / Gofynnwch am : Mrs R Ronan

E-mail / E-bost: ruth.ronan@bridgend.gov.uk

Direct fax / Deialu Ffacs: (01656) 657899

Our Ref / Ein cyf: RR/BH

Your Ref / Eich cyf:

Date / Dyddiad: 16 December 2011

Dear Councillor,

AUDIT COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held in Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend on Thursday, 22 December 2011 at 2.00pm.

AGENDA

1.

To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from Members/Officers.

2.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from

1 September 2008.

3.

To receive for approval the minutes of a meeting of the Audit Committee held on Thursday, 10 November 2011.

4.

Officer’s Reports

Assistant Chief Executive - Performance

(i)

Forward Work Programme 2011 - 2012. Appendix A

(ii)

Information and Action Requests by Committee

(iii)

The Corporate Risk Assessment and Wales Audit Office Review of Risk Management Arrangements. Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4

(iv)

Audit Committee - Recommendations Made

(v)

Completed Audits

(vi)

Internal Audit’s Annual Report on Schools Appendix

5.

The minutes/report relating to the following items are not for publication as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph18 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

6.

To receive for approval, the confidential minutes of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 10 November 2011.

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7.

Officer’s Confidential Report

Assistant Chief Executive Officer - Performance

Internal Audit Building Maintenance Report - Management Action Plan.

8.

To re-admit Members of the public (if necessary).

9.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 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 sincerely

P A Jolley

Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Regulatory Services

Distribution:

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

D Buttle

C Davies**

G Davies

E Dodd *

P A Evans

M Gregory

T Hacking

M Reeves

C Westwood

M C Wilkins

H M Williams

R E Young