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Audit and Risk Assurance Committee - Monday, 16 February 2026 - 6.00 pm

February 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm Audit and Risk Assurance Committee View on council website

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Profile image for Councillor Liam Preece
Councillor Liam Preece Labour West Bromwich Central
Profile image for Sahdaish Kaur Pall BEM
Sahdaish Kaur Pall BEM Labour Great Bridge
Profile image for Terry Fitzgerald
Terry Fitzgerald Labour Friar Park
Profile image for Bill Gavan MBE
Bill Gavan MBE Labour Langley
Profile image for Luke Giles
Luke Giles Labour Wednesbury North
Profile image for Farzana Haq
Farzana Haq  Labour  West Bromwich Central
Profile image for Councillor Rizwan Jalil
Councillor Rizwan Jalil  Labour and Co-operative  Oldbury
Profile image for Thomas Johnston
Thomas Johnston  Labour and Co-operative  Bristnall
Profile image for Soyfur Rahman
Soyfur Rahman Labour Great Bridge
Profile image for Councillor Amardeep Singh
Councillor Amardeep Singh Labour and Co-operative Hateley Heath
Profile image for Les Trumpeter
Les Trumpeter Conservative Charlemont with Grove Vale

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 16th-Feb-2026 18.00 Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 16th-Feb-2026 18.00 Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.pdf

Additional Documents

05 - Sandwell Childrens Trust Financial Outturn Report.pdf
06 - Final Statement of Accounts 2024 25 - ARAC Report.pdf
06b - Audit Findings Report.pdf
06a - Final Statement of Accounts 2024-25 - 06.02.2025.pdf
06c - Letter of Representation.pdf
07 - SSR Covering Report.pdf
08 - Counter Fraud Covering Report.pdf
07a - Strategic Risk Register Appendix.pdf
08a - Counter Fraud Report.pdf
09 - Internal Audit Update.pdf
10 - Annual Governance Statement Update.pdf
09a - Internal Audit Progress Report.pdf
11 - Audit WP Covering Report.pdf
11a - Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Work Programme 2025 - 26.pdf
05 - Minutes of 20 November 2025.pdf
06a - Final Statement of Accounts 2024-25.pdf
Internal Audit Review Position Statement Sandwell Childrens Trust Financial Outturn 202425.pdf
10. A Annual Governance Statement 202425 5.pdf
6b- Updated Auditi Findings.pdf