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MAE’R DDOGFEN HON AR GAEL YN GYMRAEG
Notice of Meeting: GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Date and time
of Meeting: MONDAY, 20TH JULY, 2026 AT 6.00 P.M.
Type/Venue: HYBRID / COUNCIL CHAMBER
Agenda
PART I
1. Apologies for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interest and the nature of such interests under the Council's Code of Conduct.
(Note: Members seeking advice on this item are asked to contact the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services at least 48 hours before the meeting.)
3. Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday, 22nd June, 2026.
Reference –
4. Annual Treasury Management Report 2025/26 – Cabinet: 9th July, 2026.
Report of the Director of Place –
5. Risk, Management and Governance Arrangements for Major Projects.
Reports of the Director of Corporate Resources –
6. Audit Wales: Review of Scrutiny Arrangements.
7. Audit Wales: The Building Blocks? Capital Planning in Councils in Wales.
8. Annual Whistleblowing (Speak Out) Policy and Reported Incidents 2025/2026.
Report of the Chief Executive –
9. Unaudited Statement of Accounts 2025/26.
Reports of the Head of Finance/Section 151 Officer –
10. Draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2025/26.
11. Financial Management Code 2025/26 Update.
Reports of the Head of the Regional Internal Audit Service –
12. Governance and Audit Committee Decision and Action Tracking.
13. Annual Corporate Fraud Report 2025/26.
14. Forward Work Programme 2026/27.
15. Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part I).
PART II
THE PUBLIC AND PRESS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 100A(4) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972.
16. Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part II).
Rob Thomas
Chief Executive
14th July, 2026
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To Members of the Governance and Audit Committee
Chair: Gareth Chapman (Lay Member);
Vice-Chair: Nigel Ireland (Lay Member);
Councillors: B. Dodd, E.J. Goodjohn, E. Goodjohn, Dr. I.J. Johnson, J. Protheroe and N.J. Wood; and M. Evans (Lay Member).