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Audit, Governance and Standards Committee MEETING

 

Date:       Monday 18 January 2021

Time:      6.30 p.m.

Venue:    Remote Meeting - The public proceedings of the meeting will be broadcast live and recorded for playback on the Maidstone Borough Council website
          

Membership:

 

Councillors    Adkinson (Vice-Chairman), Brindle, Coulling (Parish Representative), Cox, Cuming, Daley, Fissenden, Harvey (Chairman), Perry, Round and Titchener (Parish Representative)

 

The Chairman will assume that all Members will read the reports before attending the meeting. Officers are asked to assume the same when introducing reports.

 

AGENDA

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1.        Apologies for Absence

 

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2.        Notification of Substitute Members

 

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3.        Urgent Items

 

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4.        Notification of Visiting Members

 

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5.        Disclosures by Members and Officers

 

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6.        Disclosures of Lobbying

 

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7.        To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information

 

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8.        Minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2020

1 - 10

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9.        Question and answer session for members of the public (if any)

 

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10.     Questions from Members to the Chairman (if any)

 

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11.     Committee Work Programme

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12.     Annual Complaints Report 2019/20

12 - 33

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13.     Internal Audit Interim Report 2020/21

34 - 46

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14.     Treasury Management, Investment and Capital Strategies 2021/22

47 - 125

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15.     External Auditor's Annual Audit Letter

126 - 172

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16.     External Audit - Progress Report and Sector Update

173 - 195

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17.     Budget Strategy - Risk Assessment Update

196 - 212

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Information for the Public

In order to ask a question at this remote 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 Thursday 14 January 2021).  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 5 p.m. one clear working day before the meeting (i.e. by 5 p.m. on Thursday 14 January 2021). You will need to tell us which agenda item you wish to comment 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 www.maidstone.gov.uk.

 

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