Meeting documents
A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on the above date at 2.15 pm at County Hall, Exeter to consider the following matters.
PHIL NORREY
Chief Executive
A G E N D A
PART I OPEN COMMITTEE
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes
Minutes of the meeting held on 7 April 2011 (Previously circulated).
3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention
Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as a
matter of urgency.
4. Annual Internal Audit Annual Report 2010-11
Report of the County Treasurer (CT/11/3 - text only | pdf 
| supplementary information CT/11/3) (Page 5). Coloured appendix is enclosed separately with the agenda.
5. County Council Response to the DCLG Consultation Paper on the Future of Public Audit
Report of the County Treasurer (CT/11/2 - text only | pdf CT/11/2) (Page 20).
6. School Balances
In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor McMurray has requested that this item be placed on the agenda.
Councillor McMurray refers to Minute 540 of the Education (Schools) Forum (11th May 2011) - an extract of which is set out below:-
School balances on schools maintained on 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011 (ie those schools not converted to academies during the year) had increased by 3m ( 11.8m to 14.8m) equating to 3.9% of school budgets. The academies balances would be brought to the next meeting. Provision had been made in the 2011/12 budgets for recoupment on academies, the figures for which were very volatile at present given the rapidly changing number of schools converting.
Councillor McMurray says This matter was considered previously by the Audit Committee at its meeting on the 14th December 2009, following a report by the Audit Commission into some Schools carrying forward large sums into the next financial year. I believe having examined this matter previously, the Committee should seek a report on why (despite a number of schools converting to Academies), the level of school balances has increased and how that now compares to other authorities.
Report of the County Treasurer (CT/11/5 - text only | pdf | supplementary information CT/11/5) (Page 39).
7. Audit Progress Report
Report of the District Auditor (Page 44).
8. Devon County Council Audit Fee Letter 2011/12
Report of the District Auditor (Page 46).
9. Devon County Council Pension Fund Fee Letter 2011/12
Report of the District Auditor (Page 50).
10. Good Governance in Local Government
Report of the Corporate Leadership Team (CX/11/44 - text onlyCX/11/44) (Page 54).
11. Date of Next Meeting
Friday 23 September 2011 at 2.15pm
PART II ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED
Nil.
| Members are reminded that Part II Reports contain confidential information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s).
Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore invited to return them to the Committee Secretary at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal |
MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
Membership | |
| Sir Simon Day (Chairman), Councillors Greenslade, Hannon, McMurray, Moulding (Vice-Chairman) Parsons and Pennington | |
| Declaration of Interests | |
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