Agenda

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Monday 13 July 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G01C - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

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

Items
No. Item

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.

Corporate Anti-Fraud Team and Special Investigations Team Year End Report 2025-26

7.

Southwark360: Six-month progress update on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Replacement programme

8.

External Audit Plan - Southwark Council & Pension Fund

9.

Internal audit progress report for 2025-26

10.

Internal Audit - Annual Report & Opinion 2025-26

11.

Internal Audit Risk-Based Plan, Strategy, Charter and Mandate

12.

Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025-26

13.

Compliance with CIPFA Financial Management code

14.

Formation of audit, governance and standards sub-committees for 2026-27

15.

In year review of work programme 2026-27: July 2026

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