Agenda

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Thursday 11th April, 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 (Parts I and II) of the Meeting held on 15 January 2024 PDF 139 KB
9.	Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public
10.	Questions from Members to the Chairman
11.	Complaints Received Under the Members’ Code of Conduct PDF 119 KB View item 11. as HTML 46 KB View the background to item 11. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 11. PDF 25 KB
12.	Revised Members' Code of Conduct and Arrangements for Dealing with Councillor Conduct Complaints PDF 166 KB View item 12. as HTML 67 KB Additional documents: Apendix 1 - Officer Report of 15 Jan 24 - Member Code of Conduct Arrangements for Dealing with Councillor Conduct Complaints , item 12. PDF 1 MB Appendix 2 - AGS Printed minutes for 15 Jan 2024 , item 12. PDF 135 KB Appendix 3 - Email dated 6 Mar 2024 from KALC encl. comments on MBC Code of Conduct , item 12. PDF 785 KB Appendix 4 - Proposed amends to Maidstone BC Code of Conduct to align with Ken Secretaries (incorp. KALC) , item 12. PDF 173 KB
13.	Housing Benefit Subsidy Claim 2021/22 PDF 122 KB View item 13. as HTML 56 KB View the background to item 13. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Housing Benefit Subsidy Claim 2021-22 , item 13. PDF 264 KB
14.	Internal Audit and Assurance Plan 2024/25 PDF 129 KB View item 14. as HTML 48 KB View the background to item 14. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Internal Audit and Assurance Plan 2024/25 , item 14. PDF 465 KB View as HTML (14./2) 69 KB
15.	Statement of Accounts 2022/23 PDF 130 KB View item 15. as HTML 51 KB View the background to item 15. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Narrative report 2022 23 , item 15. PDF 1 MB Appendix 2 - Statement of Accounts 2022/23 , item 15. PDF 964 KB Appendix 3 - Audit Findings Report , item 15. PDF 8 MB Appendix 4 Representation Letter 22 23 - MBC , item 15. PDF 216 KB Update_AGS amendments to Recs and Appendix 3 v02 , item 15. PDF 314 KB View as HTML (15./6) 4 KB
16.	External Auditor's Annual Report 2021/22 and 2022/23 PDF 132 KB View item 16. as HTML 51 KB View the background to item 16. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Auditor's Annual Report , item 16. PDF 7 MB
17.	Budget Strategy - Risk Assessment Update PDF 154 KB View item 17. as HTML 67 KB View the background to item 17. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Budget Strategy - Risk Assessment Update , item 17. PDF 817 KB View as HTML (17./2) 155 KB
	PART II To move that the public be excluded for the items set out in Part II of the Agenda because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reasons specified having applied the Public Interest Test. Head of Schedule 12 A and Brief Description
18.	Minutes (Part II) of the Meeting held on 15 January 2024 View the reasons why item 18. is restricted
19.	Independent Member View the reasons why item 19. is restricted View the background to item 19.
	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 Tuesday 9 April 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 Tuesday 9 April 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.