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RESOLVED: That Councillors Ryan McKeown and Billy Mullin be permitted as substitutes for the meeting.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2025 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25 (which includes the Annual Governance Statement) be noted; and (b) That Members note the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the draft Statement of Accounts with officers or Audit Wales during the audit period, prior to the final audited version being brought back to this Committee for final approval on 22 October 2025.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
it was resolved that the report should not be received by the Committee in the future. On that basis, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the content of the Grant Claim Certification report for 2023/24 be noted; and (b) That the report is no longer received by the Committee.
RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25 be noted, with no matters to be drawn to the attention of Cabinet at its meeting in September; and (b) That the Treasury Management 2025/26 first quarterly update be noted.
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the areas of focus for the Panel Performance Assessment; (b) Supports the Scoping document for the Panel Performance Assessment prior to sharing with the Welsh Local Government Association; and (c) Notes the next steps and key dates around the Panel Performance Assessment.
RESOLVED: That the updated Internal Audit Charter and Mandate be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That Councillors Ryan McKeown and Billy Mullin be permitted as substitutes for the meeting.
In line with Constitutional requirements, the Committee agreed to allow Councillors Ryan McKeown and Billy Mullin (who had undertaken the requisite training) to substitute for Councillors Chris Bithell and David Healey. RESOLVED: That Councillors Ryan McKeown and Billy Mullin be permitted as substitutes for the meeting.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2025 be approved as a correct record.
Matters Arising On minute number 17, it was clarified during the meeting that the referral on the Off Matrix Agency recruitment process was scheduled for the October meeting of the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee. RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2025 be approved as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25 (which includes the Annual Governance Statement) be noted; and (b) That Members note the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the draft Statement of Accounts with officers or Audit Wales during the audit period, prior to the final audited version being brought back to this Committee for final approval on 22 October 2025.
The Corporate Finance Manager and Strategic Finance Manager presented the Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25 (agenda item 4) together with a presentation on the key issues. Following discussion, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25 (which includes the Annual Governance Statement) be noted; and (b) That Members note the opportunity to discuss any aspect of the draft Statement of Accounts with officers or Audit Wales during the audit period, prior to the final audited version being brought back to this Committee for final approval on 22 October 2025.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
The Strategic Finance Manager presented the report (agenda item 5) on supplementary information accompanying the Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25. Following the debate, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
Decision as recorded
it was resolved that the report should not be received by the Committee in the future. On that basis, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the content of the Grant Claim Certification report for 2023/24 be noted; and (b) That the report is no longer received by the Committee.
The Corporate Finance Manager introduced a report (agenda item 6) on grant claim certification for the year ending 31 March 2024. Simon Monkhouse from Audit Wales provided an overview of the key points. During discussion, officers agreed to request an update from the Housing Benefits team on actions being taken to resolve the ongoing issues with the Civica software. The Chief Executive and Corporate Finance Manager took the opportunity to comment on the value of the report in relation to the work of the Committee. On being put to the vote, it was resolved that the report should not be received by the Committee in the future. On that basis, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the content of the Grant Claim Certification report for 2023/24 be noted; and (b) That the report is no longer received by the Committee.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25 be noted, with no matters to be drawn to the attention of Cabinet at its meeting in September; and (b) That the Treasury Management 2025/26 first quarterly update be noted.
The Strategic Finance Manager presented the report (agenda item 7) comprising the draft Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25 for review and recommendation to Cabinet, together with the Quarter 1 position for 2025/26 for information. Following the debate, the recommendations in the report were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the draft Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25 be noted, with no matters to be drawn to the attention of Cabinet at its meeting in September; and (b) That the Treasury Management 2025/26 first quarterly update be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the areas of focus for the Panel Performance Assessment; (b) Supports the Scoping document for the Panel Performance Assessment prior to sharing with the Welsh Local Government Association; and (c) Notes the next steps and key dates around the Panel Performance Assessment.
The Chief Executive presented the report (agenda item 8) on areas of focus for the Panel Performance Assessment due to be undertaken in November 2025. Subject to an amendment on page 28 of the Scoping document, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the areas of focus for the Panel Performance Assessment; (b) Supports the Scoping document for the Panel Performance Assessment prior to sharing with the Welsh Local Government Association; and (c) Notes the next steps and key dates around the Panel Performance Assessment.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the updated Internal Audit Charter and Mandate be approved.
The Internal Audit, Performance & Risk Manager presented the report (agenda item 9) to consider the Internal Audit Charter and Mandate which had been updated to reflect the changes set out in the new Global Internal Audit Standards. The Chief Officer (Governance) advised that the practice of consulting the Committee on the appraisal of the Internal Audit, Performance & Risk Manager would be reinstated. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the updated Internal Audit Charter and Mandate be approved.
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