The purpose of the committee
is:
·
To provide independent assurance of the adequacy of
the council's governance arrangements, including the risk
management framework and the associated control
environment
·
To provide independent scrutiny of the authority's
financial and non-financial performance to the extent that it
affects the authority's exposure to risk and weakens the control
environment
·
To provide oversight of the financial report
process.
·
To scrutinise the treasury management strategy and
policies.
The audit and governance
committee meets quarterly and the meetings are held at the council
offices at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH unless indicated
otherwise.