Audit & Governance Committee - Tuesday 20 January 2026, 6:30pm - Southend-on-Sea City Council
Audit & Governance Committee
Tuesday, 20th January 2026 at 6:30pm
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Start of webcast
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1 Apologies for absence
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2 Declarations of Interest
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3 Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 20 October 2025
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7 KPMG: Final Year End Report to the Audit Committee on the audit for the year ended March 2025
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8 KPMG: Final Auditor's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
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6 Regulation of Investigatory Powers
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4 Housing Benefit Subsidy Assurance Work 2024/25
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5 Housing Regulator Judgement assurance over response
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6 Regulation of Investigatory Powers
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7 KPMG: Final Year End Report to the Audit Committee on the audit for the year ended March 2025
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9 Treasury Management Policy for 2026/27
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- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources)
- Appendix 1 - Treasury Management Policy Statement 2026_2027
- Appendix 2 - Treasury Management Strategy 2026_2027
- Appendix 3 - Annual Treasury Management Investment Strategy - 2026_2027
- Appendix 4 - Changes from the 2025_26 Treasury Management Policy
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10 Counter Fraud and Investigation Team Quarterly Performance Report
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11 Updated Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure
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12 Internal Audit Service Quarterly Performance Report
- Minutes , 20/10/2025 Audit & Governance Committee, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- App 1 - SCC HBAP Report 2024-25 - Final, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Environment and Place), opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Strategy and Change), opens in new tab
- App 1 RIPA POLICY 2025, opens in new tab
- App 3 internet and social media investigations procedure, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- App - KPMG Year_End Report for year ended 31 March_2025, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- App - PMG Auditors Annual Report for year ended 31-March-2025, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Treasury Management Policy Statement 2026_2027, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Treasury Management Strategy 2026_2027, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Annual Treasury Management Investment Strategy - 2026_2027, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 - Changes from the 2025_26 Treasury Management Policy, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 Counter Fraud Work Plan 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 Breakdown of CFIT investigations since April 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 Fraud valuations, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure, opens in new tab
- Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources), opens in new tab
- App 1 Internal Audit Plan 25-26 Jan 2026, opens in new tab
- App 2a Opinion and Themes Satisfactory, opens in new tab
- App 2b Opinion and Themes Partial, opens in new tab
- App 2c Opinion and Themes other audit and grants, opens in new tab