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22 Sep 2026

7:30 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 22nd September, 2026 7.30 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Islington Council met on Tuesday 22 September 2026 to review the council's financial performance, risk management, and fraud prevention activities. The meeting's agenda included discussions on the external audit's value for m...

15 Jun 2026

7:00 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 15 June 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Islington Council met on Monday 15 June 2026 to review the council's risk management framework, audit plans, and governance statements. The meeting's agenda included discussions on the external and internal audit plans, the p...

19 Mar 2026

7:00 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Islington Council met on 19 March 2026 to discuss the 2026/27 Internal Audit plan, the biennial whistleblowing monitoring report, and the proposed Code of Corporate Governance. Decisions were made regarding the approval of th...

27 Jan 2026

7:00 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 27 January 2026 reviewed the council's financial position, audit reports, and treasury management, with a clean audit opinion anticipated for the year-end reports. Key discussions included the council's financial resi...

17 Nov 2025

7:00 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Islington Council met on Monday 17 November 2025 to discuss the Council's financial position, review audit reports, and assess key risks. Decisions were made regarding the Mildmay Polling District and Polling Places Review, a...

23 Sep 2025

7:00 pm

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Islington Audit and Risk Committee met to discuss the council's finances, risk management, and audit reports. The committee approved the draft external value for money risk assessment report, and members noted the internal audit annual report, the new r...

20 May 2025

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee met to discuss the council's financial performance, audit plans, recycling strategies, use of investigatory powers, governance, and cybersecurity. The committee approved the draft 2024/25 Annual Governance Statement (AGS) and au...

24 Mar 2025

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 24th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee convened to discuss the council's financial position, review and approve the draft annual internal audit plan for 2025-26, and set the scope for future deep dives into areas of potential risk. The committee approved the Internal...

18 Feb 2025

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 18th February, 2025 7.30 pm, NEW

The Committee approved the council's statement of accounts for 2023-24, as well as the Pension Fund accounts, and were satisfied with the Auditor's Annual Report and Value for Money conclusions. The Committee noted the decision to end the shared Internal Au...

28 Jan 2025

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee approved Islington’s Council Tax Base for 2025-26, approved changes to polling districts in [Caledonian Ward](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Caledonian+Ward,+Islington/), and noted a range of reports on the council's financi...

18 Nov 2024

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 18th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee noted reports on the financial status of the council, the integration of health and social care services, and a risk assessment of the council's value for money. The committee also reviewed and approved changes to the council's Financial Regul...

16 Sep 2024

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 16th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting received updates on the progress of the Council’s external audit, and considered deep dive reports on projected income from parking charges and commercial rents. The Committee also received the Internal Audit Annual Report, the Annual Fraud Repo...

08 Jul 2024

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 8th July, 2024 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee met to discuss the Council's principal risks and how they are being managed. The committee received the latest version of the Islington Principal Risk Report, reviewed the work plan for the year, and noted the latest version of ...

21 May 2024

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 21st May, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting on 21 May 2024, discussed the Council's financial position, its Annual Governance Statement, its external audit plans, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and its cyber security arrangements. The committee voted to approve the draft unaud...

18 Mar 2024

Audit and Risk Committee - Monday, 18th March, 2024 7.00 pm

The Islington Council [Audit and Risk Committee](https://democracy.islington.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=123&Year=0) meeting on 18 March 2024 approved the audited 2022/23 Statement of Accounts, noted the External Audit Findings Report for Islington C...

About

Audit and Risk Committee provides independent review of the council’s governance, risk management and control frameworks and oversees the financial reporting and annual governance processes. It oversees internal audit and external audit, helping to ensure efficient and effective assurance arrangements are in place.

 

Independent Members: Local authorities must appoint at least one ‘independent member’ to their Audit Committee. The Council appointed Pardeep Bhatti as an Independent Member for a four year term of office on 15 May 2025. His Register of Interest entry is below.

 

•         Pardeep Bhatti – Register of Interest

 

 

 

If you have any questions please contact:

Samineh Richardson Islington Council Room 107, Town Hall Upper Street London N1 2UD

Email: democracy@islington.gov.uk

 

Members

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Paul Convery · Chair
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Nurullah Turan · Vice-Chair
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Caroline Russell · Member
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Janet Burgess MBE · Member
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Satnam Gill OBE · Member
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Heather Staff · Substitute
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James Potts · Substitute
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Jenny Kay · Substitute
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Troy Gallagher · Substitute