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There is no summary of this meeting yet. One is written once the council publishes the minutes. The agenda and papers are below.
No apologies for absence were received
No declarations were received
The minutes of previous meetings were noted.
The Chair referred to the Action Log and updates were received regarding the forward work programme and workshops to be arranged after AGM
Presented by A King and M Brushett of Audit Wales Officers thanked audit wales for all their work, highlighting the capacity challenges experienced and the requirement for a special governance and audit committee in June. Following members questions officers informed the committee that greater resilience within the team would be established following a new staff member joining the team. Officers have established that there are areas of improvement including the need to modernise existing processes. Audit Wales informed the committee that much of the Covid backlog has been cleared with productive workshops being held to ensure timely completion of the backlog.
Presented by Cllr A Williams-Price Following members questions the officers discussed the need to address amber risks before they progress into reds and their intention to bring a more detailed update to committee in the future. Officers explained that the role of Scrutiny within the process has been reviewed and there will be a workshop later in the year including deep dives into corporate risks. Officers informed the committee that safeguarding will remain on the register to mitigate unknown risks Following the Climate Change Risk Assessment a local workshop was held. Over 97% of plans are now in place, working towards 100%.
Presented by Cllr A Williams Price No questions were raised The Chair comments on the positive progress.
Introduced by C Flynn Following questions the committee are informed that there are no significant changes in the response.
Presented by J Davies Following questions Officers inform the committee of a 6 monthly update that will be presented to members and that a comprehensive fraud package has been put in place by the fraud officer to educate staff on fraud awareness. Cllr Andrew Barry leaves the meeting.
The Chair notes that a special meeting is to be held on the 2nd of June.
No other business was deemed urgent by the Chair
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