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                        Meeting                                 Reports                                    Functions & Responsibilities                       Lead Officer
                                                                                               4.01.2 - To consider the Internal Audit Manager's 
                                           1. Internal Audit Manager's Annual Report for       annual report and opinion, including a summary of 
                       April 2011          2010/2011                                           Internal Audit activity and performance and the           Internal Audit Manager
                                                                                               level of assurance it can give over the Council's 
                                                                                               corporate governance arrangements
                                           2. Effectiveness Review  - System of Internal       4.01.3 - To review the Internal Audit Plan, Internal      Internal Audit Manager
                                           Audit                                               Audit resources and progress with its achievement
                                           3. Annual Review of Compliance with the             4.01.9 - To monitor the effective development and         Internal Audit Manager
                                           Council's Code of Corporate Governance              operation of corporate governance in the Council
                                                                                               4.01.11a - To oversee the production of the                 Financial Services 
                                           4. Revised Accounts & Audit Regulations             Council's Statement of Accounts and the Annual                   Manager
                                                                                               Governance Statement
                                                                                               4.01.9 - To monitor the effective development and         Environmental Health 
                                           5. Revised Strategic Risk Register                  operation of risk management                               Services Manager & 
                                                                                                                                                         Internal Audit Manager
                                           6. Internal & External Audit Recommendations -  4.01.5 - To monitor implementation of agreed                  Internal Audit Manager
                                           Quarterly Review of Implementation                  recommendations
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                      Meeting                               Reports                                 Functions & Responsibilities                    Lead Officer
                                                                                         4.01.11a - To oversee the production of the 
                     June 2011          1. Annual Governance Statement for 2010/2011 Council's Statement of Accounts and the Annual            Internal Audit Manager
                                                                                         Governance Statement
                                                                                         4.01.11a - To oversee the production of the             Financial Services 
                                        2. Draft Statement of Accounts for 2010/2011     Council's Statement of Accounts and the Annual               Manager
                                                                                         Governance Statement
                                        3. Approval of Council's Letter of               4.01.11b - To approve the contents of the Council's  Head of Finance, Property 
                                        Representation                                   Letter of Representation in respect of the Annual     and Revenue Services
                                                                                         Statement of Accounts
                                        4. Effectiveness of the Council's Anti-Fraud     4.01.10 - To monitor Anti-Fraud Strategy              Internal Audit Manager
                                        Arrangements
                                        5. Internal & External Audit Recommendations -  4.01.5 - To monitor implementation of agreed           Internal Audit Manager
                                        Quarterly Review of Implementation               recommendations
                                                                                         4.01.12 - To receive the External Auditor's report 
                                                                                         on issues arising from the accounts, approve the     District Auditor / External 
                  September 2011        1. External Audit's Annual Governance Report     actions to be taken and ensure that these are             Audit Manager
                                                                                         addressed in future accounts production by the 
                                                                                         Council
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                       Meeting                                Reports                                   Functions & Responsibilities                     Lead Officer
                  September 2011          2. Internal & External Audit Recommendations -  4.01.5 - To monitor implementation of agreed             Internal Audit Manager
                                          Quarterly Review of Implementation                recommendations
                                                                                            4.01 - To undertake scrutiny of the Treasury 
                                          3. Treasury Management - Quarterly Out Turn       Management function and performance on a                  Financial Services 
                                                                                            quarterly basis, through a quarterly monitoring               Manager
                                                                                            report
                                          4. Internal Audit Plan for 2011/2012 - Progress   4.01.3 - To review the Internal Audit Plan, Internal   Internal Audit Manager
                                          Report                                            Audit resources and progress with its achievement
                                          5. Strategic Risk Management - Update             4.01.9 - To monitor the effective development and      Internal Audit Manager
                                                                                            operation of risk management
                   November 2011          1. Internal Audit Plan for 2010/2011 - Half Year  4.01.3 - To review the Internal Audit Plan, Internal   Internal Audit Manager
                                          Progress Report                                   Audit resources and progress with its achievement
                                                                                            4.01 - To undertake scrutiny of the Treasury 
                                          2. Treasury Management - Quarterly Out Turn       Management function and performance on a                  Financial Services 
                                                                                            quarterly basis, through a quarterly monitoring               Manager
                                                                                            report
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                                                                 Audit Committee Work Programme for 2011 / 2012
                       Meeting                                Reports                                   Functions & Responsibilities                     Lead Officer
                   November 2011          3. Internal & External Audit Recommendations -  4.01.5 - To monitor implementation of agreed             Internal Audit Manager
                                          Quarterly Review of Implementation                recommendations
                    January 2012          1. Internal & External Audit Recommendations -  4.01.5 - To monitor implementation of agreed             Internal Audit Manager
                                          Quarterly Review of Implementation                recommendations
                                          2. Internal Audit Plan for 2011/2012 - Progress   4.01.3 - To review the Internal Audit Plan, Internal   Internal Audit Manager
                                          Report                                            Audit resources and progress with its achievement
                                                                                            4.01 - To undertake on an annual basis, scrutiny of 
                                          3. Treasury Management Strategy including the  the Council's Treasury Management Strategy,                  Financial Services 
                                          Annual Investment Strategy                        including the Annual Investment Strategy prior to             Manager
                                                                                            submission to Council
                                                                                            4.01 - To undertake scrutiny of the Treasury 
                                          4. Treasury Management - Quarterly Out Turn       Management function and performance on a                  Financial Services 
                                                                                            quarterly basis, through a quarterly monitoring               Manager
                                                                                            report
                                          5. Strategic Risk Management - Update             4.01.9 - To monitor the effective development and      Internal Audit Manager
                                                                                            operation of risk management in the Council