Agenda

To seek nominations for the appointment of Chair of the Committee for the 2024/2025 municipal year.

To note the membership of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2024-2025 as follows:-

Councillor Dylan Butt                      Trafford Council (Con)

Councillor Elliot Moss                    Bury Council (Lab)   

Councillor Andrew Simcock           Manchester City Council (Lab)

Councillor Colin McLaren               Oldham Council (Lab)

*Councillor Emily Mort                     Bolton Council (Lab)

*Councillor Jack Youd                     Salford City Council (Lab)

Grenville Page                                  Independent Member

Catherine Scivier                             Independent Member

Susan Webster                                 Independent Member

Vacancy                                            Independent Member

*Substitute Members:

To note the Terms of Reference for the GMCA Audit Committee.

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 13^th March 2024.

To receive an update of the from the Joint Audit Panel.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA

Report of the GMCA Treasurer.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA.

Report of Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA.

Report of the GMCA Treasurer.

Report of the GMCA Treasurer and the GMCA Solicitor and Monitoring Officer.

To consider:-

a.    Audited Statement of Accounts 2022/2023

b.    Draft Statement of Accounts 2023/2024

Report of the GMCA Treasurer.

Report of the GMCA Treasurer.

Report of Mazars, External Auditor.

To consider the draft Committee Work Programme for 2024/2025.

That, under section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for the following items on business on the grounds that this involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as set out in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA.