Please reply to:

 

 

Contact:

Kirsty Hunt

 

Service:

Committee Services

 

Direct Line:

01784 446224

 

E-mail:

k.hunt2@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

Date:

07 May 2026

 

 

Notice of meeting

 

 

Audit Committee

 

 

Date:

 

Tuesday, 19 May 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

 

 

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 - 10

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 26 March 2026.

 

 

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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.  

Governance Assurance Register update

 

To Follow

 

To note the overall assurance level for the 12 Governance Assurance Areas, which will form the new Governance Assurance Register and review the following six Governance Assurance Areas:

 

·         Ensuring an inclusive and prosperous economy

·         Ensuring we address affordable housing supply and demand to meet local need

·         Ensuring the Council has robust mechanisms in place to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and business interruptions

·         Ensuring we meet our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity duties and responsibilities

·         Ensuring the Council’s financial management and long-term planning arrangements are effective to secure financial sustainability

·         Ensuring there are effective governance arrangements in place to deliver the IRP

 

 

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5.  

Draft Governance Assurance Statement

 

11 - 48

 

To consider the draft Governance Assurance Statement and advise officers of the changes required for submission to the June meeting.

 

 

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6.  

Committee Forward Plan

 

49 - 52

 

To consider and approve the work programme.

 

 

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