The terms of reference of this scrutiny
committee include:
(a) Statement of Accounts:
(i) to examine the outturn and statement of accounts,
making comments and recommendation to Council.
(b) Report on Code of Corporate
Governance:
(i) to consider
the annual report on compliance with the Council’s Corporate
Governance Code and making recommendations to Cabinet on
improvements/changes in practice and acceptance of a draft
Statement
(ii) be designated
with responsibility for the Governance of the Council (as per
Council recommendation on 28 June 2007 minute 17).
(c) Report on Statement of Internal
Control:
(i) to consider the annual report on the application of
the Council’s
system of internal
control and making recommendations to Cabinet on
improvements/changes in practice and acceptance of a draft
Statement.
(d) Annual Treasury Management Activity
report:
(i) to consider the annual report on Treasury Management
activity and ensure that practice has complied with the approved
Treasury Management strategy, making comments to Cabinet as
appropriate.
(e) Fraud and Irregularities:
(i) to consider the annual report on fraud and
irregularities in support of making an informed judgement in
respect of the corporate governance and internal control
statements, making recommendations to Cabinet on improvements
(ii) to consider
any matters arising as a result of irregularity referred to it by
Cabinet.
(f) Capital and Revenue budget monitoring:
(i) to consider regular reports on progress against the
revenue and capital budget, making recommendations to Cabinet on
matters requiring its approval and where progress is considered to
be unsatisfactory.
(g) Periodic reports on the findings of
Internal Audit/due diligence/controls over key risk areas:
(i) to consider periodic reports on the more significant
findings of internal audit in support of making an informed
judgement in respect of the corporate governance and internal
control statements, making recommendations to Cabinet on
improvements
(ii) to consider
periodic reports on controls over key risk areas as identified in
the risk register in support of making an informed judgement in
respect of the corporate governance and internal control
statements, making recommendations to Cabinet on improvements.
(h) Monitor and review the operation of the
Constitution:
(i) to monitor and review the operation of the
Constitution to ensure that the aims and principles of the
Constitution are given full effect
(ii) to recommend
to council any non-minor changes to the Constitution