Agenda

Audit Committee - Monday, 27th April, 2026 3.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Rooms 1 & 2, District Council Offices, 2013 Mill Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6NG.

Contact: Thomas Scott  Email: thomas.scott@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

3.

Minutes of Last Meeting pdf icon PDF 213 KB

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 19 January 2026.

4.

Reports of the External Auditors - Forvis Mazars

4a

Audit Strategy Memorandum 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 609 KB

5.

Reports of the Head of the Internal Audit Consortium

5a

Summary of Progress on the 2025/26 Internal Audit Plan pdf icon PDF 407 KB

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5b

Internal Audit Charter pdf icon PDF 171 KB

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5c

Internal Audit Plan 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

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5d

Internal Audit Strategy 2026 - 2028 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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6.

Reports of the Director of Finance & Resources and S151 Officer

6a

Update to Accounting Policies 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 316 KB

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6b

Annual Review of Effectiveness of Internal Audit pdf icon PDF 263 KB

7.

Reports of the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer

7a

Work Programme 2025-27 pdf icon PDF 393 KB

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8.

Urgent Matters

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

9.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Audit Committee is scheduled to take place in the new municipal year.