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Audit and Governance Committee
Description:
The Committee is delegated by the Council to approve the Authority's Statement of Accounts. It has an advisory role with respect to considering the effectiveness of arrangements for risk management, the internal control environment and the internal audit strategy and plan. The Committee also receives the external audit plan, considers external audit reports and reviews summaries of internal audits.
Active:
10 June 2014 - 19 May 2015
Membership:
Fixed
Substitutions:
None
Members
Meetings
Other Information
Meetings
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Meeting Date - Start Time : End Time
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Calendar
27 June 2014 - 13:30 : TBC
Committee Room 1
Scheduled
26 September 2014 - 13:30 : TBC
Committee Room 1
Scheduled
12 December 2014 - 13:30 : TBC
Committee Room 1
Scheduled
06 February 2015 - 13:30 : TBC
Committee Room 1
Scheduled
27 March 2015 - 13:30 : TBC
Committee Room 1
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Include Retired Members:
Party
Name
Role
Membership Dates
Attendance
Labour
Councillor Louise Farthing
Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Conservative
Councillor Margaret Forbes
Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Labour
Councillor Melville Speding
Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Labour and Co-operative
Councillor Norma Wright
Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Labour and Co-operative
Councillor Thomas Wright
Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Appointees
Appointee Name
Appointee Role
Appointee Membership Dates
Appointee Attendance
Geoffrey Nettleton Cook
Chairman (Co-opted Member)
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
Martin Knowles
Independent Member
10/06/2014 - 19/05/2015
No meetings since joining
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