Agenda

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 31^st July  2024.

Report of Grenville Page, Chair of the GMCA Audit Committee.

Report of GMCA Treasurer. The minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 22^nd July are attached for information.

To receive an Annual Report of the Joint Audit Panel (Police and Crime).

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA

A discussion item to consider future risk deep dive topics.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA.

Report of the Deputy Director Audit and Assurance, GMCA

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

Report of the GMCA Treasurer

Report of Mazars, External Auditor.

To note and comment on the Committee Work Programme.

To note the future meeting dates for the Committee of Wednesday 22^nd January 2025 and  Wednesday 19^th March 2025. Both meetings will commence at 10:00 am.

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

Verbal update of Deputy Director of Audit and Assurance, GMCA.