Meeting Details

Audit Committee
30 Mar 2021 - 14:00 to 15:54
Occurred
  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests
  • Webcast

Documents

Agenda

Public Agenda
1 Notice of Recording/Webcast
The Chair to advise/meeting to note that this meeting will be webcast for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's Internet site (www.civico.net/birmingham) and that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.

2 Declarations of Interests
Members are reminded that they must declare all relevant pecuniary and non pecuniary interests arising from any business to be discussed at this meeting. If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not speak or take part in that agenda item. Any declarations will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
3 Apologies
To receive any apologies.
4 Exempt Information – Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public

a) To consider whether any matter on the agenda contains exempt information within the meaning of Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972, and where it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.  

 

b) If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 

RESOLVED – That, in accordance with Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation order) 2006, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as exempt on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.


To confirm and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held 22 February 2021.

(50 minutes allocated) (1405 – 1455)

 

Verbal discussion

 

The Cabinet Member Transportation & Environment with the Director of Inclusive Growth.

(15 minutes allocated) (1455 – 1510)

 

Report of the Assistant Director Audit and Risk Management

(10 minutes allocated) (1510 – 1520)

 

Report of the Interim Chief Finance Officer

(10 minutes allocated) (1520 – 1530)

 

Report of the Interim Chief Finance Officer

 

(5 minutes allocated) (1530 – 1535)

 

Report of the Interim Chief Finance Officer

(15 minutes allocated) (1535 – 1550)

 

Report of the External Auditors

(10 minutes allocated) (1550 – 1600)

 

Report of the External Auditors

14 Date of the Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 at 1400 hours via MS Teams (on-line).

15 Other Urgent Business
To consider any items of business by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) that in the opinion of the Chair are matters of urgency.
16 Authority to Chair and Officers
Chair to move:-

'In an urgent situation between meetings, the Chair jointly with the relevant Chief Officer has authority to act on behalf of the Committee'.

Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending Apology
Councillor Hendrina Quinnen 
NameReason for Absence
Councillor Josh Jones 

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Fred Grindrod9Non-Executive Director for Acivico LimitedNon-PecuniaryNone
Councillor Paul Tilsley9Non-Executive Director for Birmingham AirportNon-PecuniaryNone

Visitors

Also in attendance at the above meeting were:

  • Councillor Waseem Zaffar - Cabinet Member for Transportation and Environment
  • Ian Macleod, the Interim Director for Inclusive Growth,
  • Kevin Hicks, Assistant Directors for Inclusive Growth
  • Philip Edwards, Assistant Directors for Inclusive Growth
  • Domenic De Bechi, Highways PFI Contract Manager
  • Rebecca Hellard - Interim Chief Finance Officer
  • Sarah Dunlavey, Assistant Director, Audit and Risk Management
  • Craig Price, The Principal Group Auditor
  • Mohammed Sajid, The Interim Head of Financial Strategy (Capital & Treasury)
  • Laurelin Griffiths, The Senior Manager, Grant Thornton (External Auditors)


Webcast



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