Agenda

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G01A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Virginia Wynn-Jones  Email: virginia.wynn-jones@southwark.gov.uk

Link: Livestream

Items
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Part A - Open Business

The Chair would like to remind members that prior to the meeting they have the opportunity to inform officers of particular areas of interest relating to reports on the agenda, in order for officers to undertake preparatory work to address matters that may arise during debate.

1.

Apologies for absence

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    To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Confirmation of voting members

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    A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee.

3.

Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

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    In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear days of the meeting.

4.

Disclosure of interests and dispensations

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    Members to declare any personal interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

5.

Minutes

6.

Internal audit progress report November 2025

7.

Final Statement of Accounts 2024-25

8.

External Auditor's (KPMG) reports for 2024-25

9.

Internal Audit: Shared Service Proposal

10.

2025-26 Q3 report of the Corporate Anti-Fraud Team and the Special Investigations Team

11.

Complaints and Customer Service

12.

Update report on corporate risk

13.

Southwark360: Progress on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Replacement programme

14.

Retrospective approval for Gateway report (Print Management Services)

15.

Report on retrospective contract-related decision: Housing Aids and Adaptations

16.

Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Governance and Financial Monitoring

17.

Treasury Management Strategy and Capital Strategy 2026-27

18.

Independent members of the audit, governance and standards (civic awards) sub-committee: Recommendations

19.

In year review of work programme 2025-26: November 2025

Any other open business as notified at the start of the meeting and accepted by the chair as urgent

Exclusion of press and public

The following motion should be moved, seconded and approved if the sub-committee wishes to exclude the press and public to deal with reports revealing exempt information:

 

“That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1-7, Access to Information Procedure rules of the Constitution.”

Part B - Closed Business

20.

Report on retrospective contract-related decision: Housing Aids and Adaptations

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