Audit Committee Annual/External Reviews

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Research for Action

Dear Cheltenham Borough Council,

CIPFA Guidance on Local Authority Audit Committees states that “Recommended practice is for audit committees to review and assess themselves annually or to seek an external review.”

We realise that the committee with audit related responsibilities are not always called ‘Audit Committee’. Please can you confirm what the title of this committee is within your local authority and answer the following questions in relation to that committee.

a) Internal Annual Review of Audit Committee
For each of the last five financial years please provide me with a copy of the audit committee’s annual review of its work. Please state the date the review was published and how it was made public at the time.

b) External Review of Audit Committee
Please confirm the most recent date that an external review of the audit committee was sought, who undertook that review, when and where it was published and provide a copy of the review.

Yours faithfully,
Megan Waugh
Research for Action

Customer Relations (CBC), Cheltenham Borough Council

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Beth Cordingley (Mrs)
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Cheltenham Borough Council
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Customer Relations (CBC), Cheltenham Borough Council

FOI/EIR: 9930

 

Dear Ms Waugh,

 

We have processed your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOI) as this is the relevant legislation for your
information request.

 

Your Request

 

a) Internal Annual Review of Audit Committee For each of the last five
financial years please provide me with a copy of the audit committee’s
annual review of its work. Please state the date the review was published
and how it was made public at the time.

b) External Review of Audit Committee

Please confirm the most recent date that an external review of the audit
committee was sought, who undertook that review, when and where it was
published and provide a copy of the review.

 

Our Response

 

CBC Audit committee is called : Audit, Compliance and Governance Committee

 

a) Internal Annual Review of Audit Committee For each of the last five
financial years please provide me with a copy of the audit committee’s
annual review of its work. Please state the date the review was published
and how it was made public at the time. 

None undertaken.

 

b) External Review of Audit Committee

Please confirm the most recent date that an external review of the audit
committee was sought, who undertook that review, when and where it was
published and provide a copy of the review.

There have been no external reviews but work is ongoing.

 

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Customer Relations, Cheltenham Borough Council, Municipal Offices,
Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA or email:
[Cheltenham Borough Council request email]. Your appeal will be considered and a
response sent to you within 20 working days. 

 

If you are still not happy with this decision you have a further right of
appeal to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Beth Cordingley (Mrs)

Customer Relations and Information Officer

Cheltenham Borough Council

Tel: 01242 264350

Email: [1][Cheltenham Borough Council request email]

Website: [2]http://www.cheltenham.gov.uk

 

Working together to create a great future for Cheltenham

 

Follow us on twitter: [3]www.twitter.com/cheltenhambc

 

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