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Agenda

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Monday 23rd September, 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Debbie Snook 01622 602030

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	Notification of Substitute Members
3.	Urgent Items
4.	Notification of Visiting Members
5.	Disclosures by Members and Officers
6.	Disclosures of Lobbying
7.	Exempt Items
8.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 July 2024 PDF 156 KB
9.	Presentation of Petitions (if any)
10.	Questions and answer session for Local Residents
11.	Questions from Members to the Chairman
12.	Committee Work Programme 2024-25 PDF 115 KB View item 12. as HTML 10 KB
13.	Complaints Received Under the Members’ Code of Conduct PDF 118 KB View item 13. as HTML 43 KB View the background to item 13. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Table of complaints received for the period 1 March 2024 to 31 August 2024 , item 13. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (13./2) 10 KB
14.	Audit Governance and Standards Committee Annual Report 2023/24 PDF 128 KB View item 14. as HTML 46 KB View the background to item 14. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Audit, Governance & Standards Committee Annual Report , item 14. PDF 553 KB View as HTML (14./2) 100 KB
15.	External Audit Update PDF 120 KB View item 15. as HTML 49 KB View the background to item 15. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Grant Thornton audit progress report and sector updates , item 15. PDF 3 MB
16.	Budget Strategy - Risk Assessment Update PDF 155 KB View item 16. as HTML 64 KB View the background to item 16. Additional documents: Appendix A: Budget Strategy Risks , item 16. PDF 837 KB View as HTML (16./2) 168 KB
17.	Independent Member PDF 197 KB View item 17. as HTML 53 KB View the background to item 17. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Job description and Person Specification , item 17. PDF 83 KB View as HTML (17./2) 11 KB
	Information for the Public In order to ask a question at this meeting, please call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk by 5 p.m. one clear working day before the meeting (i.e. by 5 p.m. on 19 September 2024). You will need to provide the full text in writing. If your question is accepted, you will be provided with instructions as to how you can access the meeting. In order to make a statement in relation to an item on the agenda, please call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk by 4 p.m. one clear working day before the meeting (i.e. by 4 p.m. on 19 September 2024). You will need to tell us which agenda item you wish to speak on. If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us, call 01622 602899 or email committee@maidstone.gov.uk. To find out more about the work of the Committee, please visit the Council’s Website.