Fiona Marsh

Audit and Governance Committee Co-Optee

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 16th July 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Audit and Governance Committee of Newham Council met on Wednesday 16 July 2025 to review a range of reports concerning financial management, risk, and internal audit findings. Key decisions included noting the GDPR Annual Report, approving the quarterly report on contract waivers, and discussing the quarterly internal audit update which highlighted limited assurance in several areas including Development Management, Client Affairs, and Rental Income and Collection. The committee also reviewed the quarterly update on risk management, noting changes to the Corporate Risk Register and discussing specific risks within the Children and Young People and Environment and Sustainable Transport directorates. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to the quarterly counter fraud progress report, which detailed substantial notional savings achieved through housing investigations and council tax recovery. The committee also reviewed the quarterly report on the savings delivery programme, noting that overall savings targets were largely being met, though some slippage was identified. Finally, the committee discussed the year ahead forward plan, including the date of the next meeting.

Audit and Governance Committee Co-Optee

Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 30th June 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Audit and Governance Committee of Newham Council met on Monday 30 June 2025 to discuss progress on the LGA Peer Review Action Plan, review the Treasury Management Year-End Report, and consider the Council's Going Concern Assessment. The Committee also received the draft External Audit report and the draft Statement of Accounts for 2024/25, and discussed the Draft Annual Governance Statement.

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit Committee - Wednesday 30th April 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Audit Committee met to discuss the annual review of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), accounting policies, the annual report of the audit committee, and the year ahead forward plan. The committee approved the accounting policies for 2024/25 and noted the contents of the RIPA policy review, the audit committee annual report, and the year ahead forward plan. The committee also discussed the council's exceptional financial support (EFS) and its implications for the audit committee.

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit Committee - Wednesday 12th March 2025 7.00 p.m.

The meeting received updates from the Council's External and Internal Auditors, received details of contract waivers that were approved in the last quarter, reviewed the Savings Delivery Programme, and considered a report on financing the 2025/26 Capital Programme.

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit Committee - Wednesday 15th January 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Newham Council met on Wednesday 22 January 2025 to discuss social value subsidies in leasing arrangements and treasury management. Key decisions included noting the mid-year treasury management report and commenting on the draft Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2025/26.