Agenda

Audit & Governance Committee - Monday 17th November 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room - Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston, PE21 8QR. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: demservices@boston.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

Part I - Preliminaries

A

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence.

B

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interests in respect of any item on the agenda.

C

Minutes pdf icon PDF 138 KB

To sign and confirm the minutes of the last meeting.

D

Actions pdf icon PDF 82 KB

To note the actions from the previous meeting.

E

Public Questions

To answer any written questions received from members of the public no later than 5 p.m. two clear working days prior to the meeting – for this meeting the deadline is 5 p.m. on Wednesday 12th November 2025.

Part II - Agenda Items

1.

External Audit Completion Report 2024/2025 (ISA260) pdf icon PDF 121 KB

(A report by KPMG, External Auditors)

Additional documents:

2.

External Auditor’s Annual Report 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 101 KB

(A report by KPMG, External Auditors)

Additional documents:

3.

Financial Statements 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 111 KB

(A report by Russell Stone, Director of Finance (S151 Officer))

Additional documents:

4.

Annual Governance Statement - Action Plan Update pdf icon PDF 73 KB

(A briefing note by John Medler, Assistant Director – Governance and Monitoring Officer)

5.

Quarter 2 25/26 Risk Report pdf icon PDF 256 KB

(A report by John Medler, Assistant Director – Governance and Monitoring Officer)

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6.

2025/26 Mid-Term Treasury Report pdf icon PDF 159 KB

(A report by Russell Stone, Director of Finance (S151 Officer))

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7.

Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy pdf icon PDF 210 KB

(A report by Russell Stone, Director of Finance (S151 Officer))

Additional documents:

8.

Proposed Amendments to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 107 KB

(A report by John Medler, Assistant Director – Governance and Monitoring Officer)

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9.

Information Governance Annual Update 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 130 KB

(A report by John Medler, Assistant Director – Governance and Monitoring Officer)

10.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 161 KB

(For Members to consider the Committee’s work programme.)