Head of Financial Governance
Council: Greenwich
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Audit and Risk Management Panel are scheduled to meet to review internal audit and anti-fraud performance, consider treasury management and capital updates, and evaluate their own effectiveness. The meeting will take place in Committee Rooms 4 & 5, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich and is open to the public, with proceedings recorded and broadcast on the internet.
Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 6.30 pm
The Greenwich Audit and Risk Management Panel met to discuss the Treasury Management and Capital Outturn reports for the 2024-25 financial year, noting the council's strong investment returns and significant capital investments in housing, existing council homes, and local projects. The panel agreed to congratulate the council on its financial stewardship, while also emphasising the need for continued vigilance regarding servicing costs and the importance of a robust, long-term asset management plan.
Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 6.30 pm
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Audit and Risk Management Panel met in June to discuss internal and external audit plans, performance, and strategy. The panel approved the audit work program and the internal audit plan and charter for the upcoming year. They also reviewed the audit strategy memorandum for both the council and its pension fund.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 6.30 pm
The Royal Borough of Greenwich's Cabinet met on Wednesday 9 April 2025, and agreed to recommend to full council the prohibition of itinerant ice cream trading on King William Walk and to note the updated Strategic Risk Register. The Cabinet also reviewed school place planning and capital programmes for 2024/25 - 2026/27, agreeing to proposed arrangements for managing projected trends in school place demand.
Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 6.30 pm
The meeting noted Forvis Mazar’s 2023/24 Annual Audit Report, which proposed an unqualified audit opinion for the Council. The Panel accepted two recommendations from Forvis Mazars about the Council’s financial sustainability, and the failure to clear the backlog of fire safety actions. The meeting also accepted the draft report on the work of the Audit and Risk Management Panel 2024/25.
Decisions from Meetings
3 decisions
Proposed resolution for the prohibition on borough-wide Review of Itinerant Ice Cream trading
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 6.30 pm - April 09, 2025
...to prohibit itinerant ice cream trading at designated locations in the borough, including recommending to Full Council that King William Walk, SE10 be designated as a prohibited street for such trading.
Recommendations Approved
Royal Borough of Greenwich Strategic Risk Register
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 6.30 pm - April 09, 2025
...to agree the Royal Borough of Greenwich's updated Strategic Risk Register, which had been presented to the Audit & Risk Management Panel and will be presented to Full Council.
Recommendations Approved
School Place Planning and Capital Programme 2024/25 - 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 6.30 pm - April 09, 2025
...to address school place demands and manage resources, the Cabinet of Greenwich noted projected needs for primary, secondary, post-16, and SEND school places, approved related arrangements and the Capital Programme, delegated authority for property negotiations and school expansions, and acknowledged the need for additional capital resources.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 7
Average per Month: 0.5
Decisions Recorded: 3