The Governance & Audit Committee of Carmarthenshire County Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the council's financial statements, audit reports, risk management, and performance. The meeting will take place in the Chamber at County Hall, Carmarthen.

Financial Statements and Audit Reports

The committee will be asked to consider the Carmarthenshire County Council Statement of Accounts 2024/25, including the Audit Wales Audit of Financial Statements Report. Also included for discussion is the Letter of Representation to Audit Wales, which the committee will be asked to acknowledge. The Prif Weithredwr (Chief Executive) of Carmarthenshire County Council is Wendy Walters. The Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Alun Lenny, is scheduled to be present for this item. The Director of Corporate Services, Chris Moore, is named as the author of the report.

The committee will also consider the Dyfed Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, including the Audit Wales Audit of Financial Statements Report, the Dyfed Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025, and the Dyfed Pension Fund Letter of Representation to Audit Wales. Finally, the committee will discuss audit enquiries to those charged with governance and management of the Dyfed Pension Fund.

Burry Port Harbour Financial Statement

The committee will be asked to receive and approve the audited Accounting Statement for Burry Port Harbour Authority for 2024-25. The Cabinet Member Portfolio Holder is Councillor Alun Lenny and the Report Author is Randal Hemingway, Head of Financial Services.

Audit Wales

The committee will discuss the Audit Wales Work Programme Update, and the Audit Wales report on Arrangements for Commissioning Services at Carmarthenshire County Council. The Cabinet Member Portfolio Holder for the Audit Wales Work Programme Update is Councillor Philip Hughes. The Cabinet Member Portfolio Holder for the Arrangements for Commissioning Services is Councillor Alun Lenny. The Head of Strategic Joint Commissioning, Chris Harrison, and the Corporate Policy, Performance & Partnership Manager, Gwyneth Ayers, are named as the authors of the report on commissioning. The committee will be asked to note the findings and recommendations of the Audit Wales local report, and the Carmarthenshire County Council response to the recommendations. The report pack includes a Management Response Form - Commissioning.

Sustainable Development and Brownfield Land

The committee will receive a progress update on the Audit Wales report: Sustainable Development? - Making Best Use of Brownfield Land and Empty Buildings. The Cabinet Member Portfolio Holder is Councillor Hazel Evans, and the Report Author is Simon Davies, Head of Economic Development and Property.

Council Annual Report

The committee will consider the first draft of the Council Annual Report 2024/25. The Cabinet Member Portfolio Holder is Councillor Philip Hughes, and the Report Authors are Gwyneth Ayers, Corporate Policy, Performance & Partnership Manager, and Rachel Clegg, Data Insight & Performance Manager.

Internal Audit

The committee will discuss the Internal Audit Plan Update 2025/26, and the Annual Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Report 2024/25. The Head of Revenues and Financial Compliance, Helen Pugh, and the Principal Auditor, Caroline Powell, are named as the authors of these reports.

Corporate Risk Register

The committee will review Carmarthenshire County Council's Corporate Risk Register 2025/26. The Head of Revenues and Financial Compliance, Helen Pugh, is named as the author of the report.

Action Log and Minutes

The committee will review the Governance & Audit Committee Action Log, and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee meetings held on 11th July, 2025 and 18th July, 2025.