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• Declarations of Interest

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the recommendations regarding Declarations of Interest.

• Exclusion of the Press and Public

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

• Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers to be of Urgency

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the recommendations related to any other business that the Chairman considered urgent, although the specific content of that business is not specified.

• External Auditor's Annual Report

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to review the External Auditor's Report 2023/24, including management responses, and make any necessary observations, comments, and requests for clarification.

• Minutes of the Meeting Held on 22 November 2024

  Recommendations Approved

  ...they approved the minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2024, subject to amending minute ref A/120 to remove the word "not" from a statement regarding risks of expanding into the student market for Treveth Holdings LLP.

• Apologies for Absence

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the recommendations, noting apologies for absence from Magowan, Williams Pears (Sub), Kevin Towill, and Keeling, with Mark Day attending online.

• 2023/24 Accounts, Audit Findings and Annual Governance Statement

  Recommendations Approved

  ...the Audit Committee of Cornwall approved the 2023/24 draft Annual Governance Statement as a final version, approved the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts for Cornwall Council including pension fund accounts, reviewed and endorsed management actions for Grant Thornton’s Audit Findings Reports for both Cornwall Council and the Cornwall Pension Fund for 2023/24, and approved the letters of management representation for Cornwall Council and the Cornwall Pension Fund for 2023/24 for signing.

• Review of the Audit Committee Effectiveness

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to undertake a self-assessment of the Audit Committee's effectiveness against CIPFA's good practice guidance, with the results informing future annual reporting to Full Council.

• 2023-24 Information Governance Compliance Report

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to take assurance from the 2023-24 Information Governance Compliance Report update and comments, following consideration, clarifications, and further information from officers.

• Chairman's Announcements

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to record congratulations to the Audit and Electoral Services Team for their successful use of the apprenticeship scheme and staff retention, with specific recognition for Vicky Tredrea-Ferguson's achievements.

• Risk Update Report

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to take assurance from the latest risk position regarding the Council's strategic risks, acknowledge the Council Directors Team's consideration of significant risks, and request the Chief Operating Officer to reverse the risk reduction related to global economic shocks.

• Internal Audit Exception report

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Internal Audit Exception report.

Attendees

Armand Toms  Independent

Laurie Magowan Deputy Group Leader - Labour and Co-operative Group Labour & Cooperative Party · Falmouth Arwenack

Philip Desmonde  Conservative & Independent Conservative Aligned

Barry Jordan  Conservative & Independent Conservative Aligned

John Keeling MBE  Conservative & Independent Conservative Aligned

John Tivnan  Conservative & Independent Conservative Aligned

Tamsyn Widdon  Mebyon Kernow/Green Group

Richard Williams-Pears  Conservative & Independent Conservative Aligned

Kevin Towill Reform UK

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