Agenda for Governance and Audit Committee on Thursday, 24th September, 2026, 10:00

Agenda

Governance and Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th September, 2026 10:00

Venue: Hybrid In Committee Rooms 1/2/3, Civic Offices Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4WB. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence To receive apologies for absence from Members.
2.	Declarations of Interest 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 2014.
3.	Approval of Minutes PDF 158 KB To receive for approval the minutes of the Committee of 16/07/26.
4.	Governance and Audit Committee Action Record PDF 110 KB Additional documents: 260924 - GAC AR - APPENDIX A - DRAFT , item 4. PDF 127 KB
5.	Audited Statement of Accounts 2025-26 PDF 343 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Statement of Accounts Final , item 5. PDF 4 MB Appendix B_BCBC_Audit_of_Accounts_Report_2025-26_Final , item 5. PDF 786 KB Appendix C - Letter of Representation 2025-26 , item 5. PDF 400 KB
6.	Audit Wales Governance and Audit Committee Reports PDF 149 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - The-Building Blocks Capital Planning in Councils in Wales , item 6. PDF 1 MB Appendix B - Capital Planning MRF , item 6. PDF 262 KB Appendix C - Recruitment and Retention Challenges , item 6. PDF 285 KB Appendix D - Management Response Form - Recruitment and Retention , item 6. PDF 235 KB Appendix E - Work programme timetable (June 2026) , item 6. PDF 361 KB There are a further 4 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6.
7.	Progress against the Internal Audit Risk Based Plan 2026-27 PDF 197 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Progress Against Plan , item 7. PDF 546 KB Appendix B - Audits Brought Fwd , item 7. PDF 397 KB
8.	Internal Audit Recommendation Monitoring PDF 177 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Rec Monitoring , item 8. PDF 429 KB Appendix B - Recommendations With Future Date , item 8. PDF 295 KB
9.	Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2025-26 PDF 171 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Governance Audit Committee Annual Report 2025-26 , item 9. PDF 551 KB
10.	Self-Assessment 2025-26 PDF 216 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - DRAFT Self-Assessment 2025-26 v1.1 , item 10. PDF 2 MB Appendix 2 - Performance against the Corporate Plan 2025-26 , item 10. PDF 408 KB
11.	Forward Work Programme 2026-27 PDF 255 KB Additional documents: Appendix A Governance and Audit Committee FWP 2026-27 September 2026 , item 11. PDF 189 KB
12.	Urgent Items To consider any items of business that by reason of special circumstances the chairperson is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with the Procedure Rules set out in the Constitution.