Please reply to:

 

 

Contact:

Christeen Abee

 

Service:

Committee Services

 

Direct Line:

01784 446224

 

E-mail:

c.abee@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

Date:

14 January 2026

 

 

Notice of meeting

 

 

Audit Committee

 

 

Date:

 

Thursday, 22 January 2026

Time:

 

7.00 pm

Place:

 

Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB

 

To the members of the Audit Committee

 

Councillors:

 

J. Button (Chair)

K. Howkins (Vice-Chair)

G. Neall

 

L. E. Nichols

H.R.D. Williams

P.N. Woodward

 

R. Chandler

P. Briggs

S. Seehra

 

 

Substitute Members: Councillors

C. Bateson, J.R. Boughtflower and T. Burrell

 

Councillors are reminded that the Gifts and Hospitality Declaration book will be available outside the meeting room for you to record any gifts or hospitality offered to you since the last Committee meeting.


 

Agenda

 

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1.  

Apologies and Substitutes

 

 

 

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

 

 

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2.  

Minutes

 

3 - 8

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2025 as a correct record.

 

 

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3.  

Disclosures of Interest

 

 

 

To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members.

 

 

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4.  

Draft Grant Thornton Audit Findings Report

 

9 - 86

 

To consider the Draft Grant Thornton Audit Findings Report for year ended 31 March 2025.

 

 

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5.  

Risk Assurance Update

 

Verbal Report

 

To receive an update on Risk Assurance from Rob Winter.

 

 

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6.  

Improvement and Recovery Plan Progress Updates

 

Verbal Report

 

To receive an update on progress on the Improvement and Recovery Plan.

 

 

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7.  

Committee Forward Plan

 

87 - 90

 

To consider and approve the work programme for the municipal year

 

 

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