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• Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2024/25

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to recommend to the Council that they note the contents of the Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2024/25.

• Freedom of Information Act Requests – 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the report on Freedom of Information Act requests received between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, which highlighted a 98.2% on-time response rate.

• Minutes

  Recommendations Approved

• SIAS Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25

  Recommendations Approved

  ...the recommendations within the SIAS Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25 were approved, including noting the report itself, the results of the self-assessment required by the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP), approving the SIAS Audit Charter 2025/26, and seeking management assurance regarding the scope and resources for internal audit in 2024/25.

• Corporate Policy and Procedures Document for Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources

  Recommendations Approved

  ...the Audit Committee of Watford approved the recommendations for the updated Corporate Policy and Procedures Document for Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources.

• 2024/25 Draft Statement of Accounts

  Recommendations Approved

  ... recommendations regarding the 2024/25 Draft Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement 2024/25 were approved.

• Risk Management Strategy

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to enhance risk management across the organization, the Audit Committee approved the Risk Management Strategy, which focuses on risk conversations, planned mitigations based on reasonable worst-case scenarios, and updated governance frameworks.

Attendees

Councillor Iain Sharpe Chair of Audit Committee Liberal Democrats · Oxhey

Councillor Gabriel Duduta Liberal Democrats · Park

Councillor Karen Clarke-Taylor Liberal Democrats · Oxhey

Councillor Asif Khan Labour Group Secretary Labour · Leggatts

Councillor Tom Osborn Liberal Democrats · Nascot

Councillor Mark Watkin Liberal Democrats · Nascot

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