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Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Mr R Ambrose, Ms S Ashmead, Mr T Butcher, Ms B Heran, Mr J Hollis and Mr S Lambert.
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any Personal or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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Minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2019 to be confirmed as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman. Additional documents: Minutes: Members of the committee reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting and highlighted the following:
ACTION: Ms A Williams, Committee Assistant
RESOLVED: The minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2019 were AGREED as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman.
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Statement of Accounts PDF 150 KB To be presented by Mr R Ambrose, Director of Finance & Procurement and Ms R Martinig, Accountant Additional documents:
Minutes: Mr A Rush, Interim Deputy Director of Finance and Ms R Martinig, Accountant presented the report and highlighted the following:
The following points were highlighted in response to questions raised and discussed by members of the committee:
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Pension Fund Accounts To be presented by Mr R Ambrose, Director of Finance & Procurement and Ms J Edwards, Pensions & Investments Manager Additional documents:
Minutes: Mr I Murray, External Auditor, Grant Thornton presented Grant Thornton’s report and highlighted the following:
Mr A Rush, Interim Deputy Director of Finance and Ms J Edwards, Pensions & Investments Manager presented Buckinghamshire County Council’s report and highlighted the following:
Following the reports, the following points were highlighted in response to questions raised and discussed by members of the committee:
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Value for Money Statement To be presented by Mr I Murray, Mr T Ball and Mr S Turner, External Auditors, Grant Thornton Additional documents: Minutes: Mr I Murray, External Auditor, Grant Thornton presented the report.
It was clarified that Grant Thornton had completed the value for money statement, but it would make sense to issue it along with overall opinion. Grant Thornton could provide an unqualified conclusion with the exception of the ongoing work with Children’s Services in relation to Ofsted. A discussion took place around the Ofsted piece and the following points were highlighted:
Following the report, the following points were highlighted in response to questions raised and discussed by members of the committee:
ACTION: Grant Thornton
RESOLVED: Members of the committee NOTED the report |
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Annual Governance Statement PDF 143 KB To be presented by Ms M Gibb, Head of Business Assurance and Chief Internal Auditor. Additional documents:
Minutes: Ms M Gibb, Head of Business Assurance presented the report highlighted the following:
RESOLVED: Members of the committee AGREED to approve the statement which would be signed off by the Chief Executive and the Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council.
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Head of Audit Annual Opinion PDF 140 KB To be presented by Ms M Gibb, Head of Business Assurance Additional documents:
Minutes: Ms M Gibb, Head of Business Assurance presented the report and highlighted the following:
Following the report, the following points were highlighted in response to questions raised and discussed by members of the committee:
RESOLVED: Members of the committee NOTED the report.
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Standing Order Exemptions and Breaches PDF 150 KB To be presented by Mr C Sendell-Price, Head of Procurement Additional documents: Minutes: Mr C Sendell-Price, Head of Procurement presented the report and highlighted the following:
Following the report, the following points were highlighted in response to questions raised and discussed by members of the committee:
RESOLVED: Members of the committee NOTED the points presented in the report.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting 11 September, 10:30am, Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall Additional documents: Minutes: 11th September 2019, 10:30am, Mezzanine Room 1
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Exclusion of the Press and Public To resolve to exclude the press and public as the following item is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) Additional documents: Minutes:
RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded for the following item which is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
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Standing Order Exemptions and Breaches |
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Summary of 2018/19 Internal Audit Activity |
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Private Session with External Auditors |
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Private Session with Internal Auditors |