Agenda

Special Meeting, SWT Audit, Governance and Standards Committee
Monday, 1st February, 2021 6.15 pm

Venue: Webcasting - Virtual. View directions

Contact: Andrew Randell Email: a.randell@somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
2.	Minutes of the previous meeting of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee PDF 23 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: Webcast for 2.
3.	Declarations of Interest Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ To receive and note any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or prejudicial or personal interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting. (The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.) Additional documents: Webcast for 3.
4.	Public Participation Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme. For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue. Temporary measures during the Coronavirus Pandemic Due to the Government guidance on measures to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), we will holding meetings in a virtual manner which will be live webcast on our website. Members of the public will still be able to register to speak and ask questions, which will then be read out by the Governance and Democracy Case Manager during Public Question Time and will either be answered by the Chair of the Committee, or the relevant Portfolio Holder, or be followed up with a written response. Additional documents: Webcast for 4.
5.	Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Forward Plan PDF 152 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ To receive items and review the Forward Plan. Additional documents: Webcast for 5.
6.	Annual Governance Statement 2019/20. PDF 296 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ Additional documents: Appendix A - SWT Annual Governance Statement 2020 , item 6. PDF 389 KB Appendix B - AGS Action Plan , item 6. PDF 364 KB Webcast for 6.
7.	Somerset West and Taunton District Council Audit Findings Report 2019/20 PDF 135 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ Additional documents: Somerset West and Taunton Council - External Audit Findings Report 2019-20 22-01-21 , item 7. PDF 587 KB Webcast for 7.
8.	Assessment of Going Concern Status PDF 322 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ Additional documents: Webcast for 8.
9.	Statement of Accounts 2019/20 PDF 247 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ Additional documents: SWT Letter of Representation 2019-20 final - AGS 01feb21) , item 9. PDF 220 KB SWT SoA 2019-20 AGS 1Feb2021 final as at 22jan21 , item 9. PDF 921 KB SWT Mgt Assurance slides - Informing the audit risk assessment 2019-20 , item 9. PDF 341 KB Webcast for 9.
10.	Risk and Opportunity Management Report PDF 221 KB Share this item Share this item Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with Google+ Additional documents: SWT Risk and Opportunity Management Strategy January 2021 , item 10. PDF 519 KB Webcast for 10.