Hayley Clark

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss the external auditor's interim value for money report and the Council's response to statutory recommendations. Key areas of discussion included financial reporting, internal controls, procurement, and the effectiveness of the internal audit function, alongside significant weaknesses identified in the Council's governance arrangements, particularly concerning social housing and the capacity of its senior leadership team.

Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Audit Committee convened on 24 April 2025, to discuss several key issues, including the 2023/24 External Auditors Annual Report, the Corporate Code of Governance update, the Internal Audit Annual Plan, and the Risk Management Report. The committee approved the action plan for statutory recommendation 3, and noted progress on other statutory recommendations.

Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 6.45 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Audit Committee convened to address statutory recommendations from the external auditor, EY, regarding the 2023-24 audit results, as required by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014[^1]. The committee agreed to the recommendations relating to closing of accounts and internal controls, but requested a more detailed action plan concerning procurement and contract management. After this, the press and public were excluded from the meeting to discuss a report from PWC regarding a homecare contract and forensic audit.

Extraordinary - , Audit Committee - Monday, 24th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

This meeting has been postponed.

Audit Committee - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council convened on Thursday, 10 October 2024, to discuss a range of critical financial and risk management matters. Key decisions included the approval of the unrestricted minutes from the previous meeting, the presentation of audit planning reports for both past and upcoming financial years, and an update on internal audit and anti-fraud progress. The committee also reviewed corporate and directorate risk registers, received a treasury management outturn report, and noted the audit committee work plan.