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    Audit Committee

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    Purpose of committee

    Committee and Membership 

    Terms of Reference / Areas of Responsibility

    Audit

    21 Councillors – Politically Balanced

     At least 1 Co-opted Lay Member with voting rights

    (See Rule 7.5.2 below)

    •         Approve statement of accounts, income and expenditure and balance sheet;

     

    •         Commissioning and Procurement Working Group (Joint Working Group with the People Scrutiny Committee)

     

    •         External Audit Reports;

     

    •         Finance Monitoring – Council wide;

     

    •         Internal Audit Reports;

     

    •         Oversee the authority's internal and external audit arrangements;

     

    •         Performance Monitoring – Council wide, including workforce;

     

    •         Review and assess risk management, internal control and corporate governance arrangements and make reports and recommendations on the adequacy and effectiveness of those arrangements;

     

    •         Review and scrutinise the authority's financial affairs and make reports and recommendations on the authority's financial affairs;

     

    •         Review the financial statements prepared by the authority.

     

    •         Finance Scrutiny Panel

     

    •         Making It Happen (Vision 2025)

     

     

    Membership

    • Morris, John  (Chairman) 
    • John Brautigam  (Vice-Chair) 
    • Jones, David   
    • Jones, Michael J   
    • Laurie-Parry, Karen   
    • Lewis, Karl   
    • Morrison, Neil   
    • Powell, William   
    • Thomas, David   
    • Thomas, Gwynfor   
    • Van-Rees, Tim   
    • Williams, Ange   
    • Williams, Michael   
    • Williams, Roger   
    • Davies, Aled    Cabinet Portfolio Holder

    Contact information

    Support officer: Lisa Richards. 01597 826371

    Email: lisa.richards@powys.gov.uk