Agenda

Governance, Audit, Risk Management and Standards Committee (GARMS) - Monday 15th April, 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ. View directions

Contact: Farah Hussain: Email: Farah.Hussain@Barnet.gov.uk Georgina Wills: Email: georgina.wills@Barnet.gov.uk

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 110 KB
2.	Absence of Members
3.	Dispensations by the Monitoring Officer (if any)
4.	Deputations (if any)
5.	Public Questions and Comments (if any)
6.	Petitions (if any)
7.	Counter Fraud Framework (CFF) Policy Statement and Whistleblowing Policy Review 2024 PDF 180 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 CFF- Counter Fraud Bribery and Corruption Policy Statement tracked for GARMS , item 7. PDF 263 KB Appendix 2 CFF - Prosecution and Sanction Policytracked for GARMS , item 7. PDF 204 KB Appendix 3 - WBPolicy tracked for GARMS , item 7. PDF 177 KB
8.	Quarterly Risks Report (Q3 2023/24) PDF 320 KB Additional documents: Appendic A Q3 2023-24 Strategic Risks , item 8. PDF 201 KB Appendic B Q3 2023-24 High Level Risks , item 8. PDF 181 KB
9.	Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 and Code of Corporate Governance 2024/25 PDF 150 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Annual Governance Statement - 2023-2024 DRAFT , item 9. PDF 591 KB Appendix B - Code of Corporate Governance 2024-25 DRAFT , item 9. PDF 839 KB
10.	Status of the 2020/21 Audit and Plans for 2021/22 and 2022/23 Audit Delivery, and Teachers' Pensions Return Certification 2020/21 PDF 204 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - BDO 20.21 Audit progress report , item 10. PDF 527 KB Appendix B - LB Barnet Teacher's Pension Reporting accountants , item 10. PDF 389 KB
11.	Internal Audit & Council's Corporate Anti-Fraud Team Annual Plan 2024-25 PDF 188 KB Additional documents: Internal Audit and CAFT plan 2024-25 , item 11. PDF 404 KB
12.	Member Development Programme 2022-2026 PDF 183 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Delivered Sessions and Attendance, July 2023 - March 2024 , item 12. PDF 76 KB Appendix B - Member Development Programme 2024-25 , item 12. PDF 70 KB Appendix C - LGA Charter Plus Accreditation , item 12. PDF 78 KB Appendix D - Charter Plus Feedback , item 12. PDF 60 KB
13.	Committee Forward Work Programme PDF 64 KB Additional documents: GARMS Work Programme 2024 to 2025 , item 13. PDF 65 KB
14.	Informing the Audit Risk Assessment and External Audit Plan 2023/24 PDF 182 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Informing the audit risk assessment v2 , item 14. PDF 317 KB Appendix B - Grant Thornton External Audit Plan 2023.24 , item 14. PDF 1 MB Appendix C - Grant Thornton Audit Progress 2023.24 , item 14. PDF 844 KB
15.	Any item(s) that the Chair decides are urgent