Agenda

Audit & Governance Committee - Tuesday 21st April 2026 6.30 pm

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

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

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 185 KB

To sign and confirm the minutes of the last meeting.

D

Actions pdf icon PDF 103 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 Thursday 16th April 2026.

Part II - Agenda Items

1.

Internal Audit Progress Report - April 2026 pdf icon PDF 244 KB

(A report by Mark Harrison, Audit Manager – Lincolnshire County Council)

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2.

Internal Audit Annual Plan 2026/2027 pdf icon PDF 212 KB

(A report by Mark Harrison, Audit Manager – Lincolnshire County Council)

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3.

External Audit plan and strategy for the year ending 31 March 2026 pdf icon PDF 126 KB

(A report by KPMG, External Auditors)

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4.

Accounting Polices 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 96 KB

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

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5.

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 - Annual Update pdf icon PDF 142 KB

(A report by Christian Allen, Assistant Director-Regulatory)

6.

Q3 Treasury Report 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 162 KB

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

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7.

Quarter 3 25/26 Risk Report pdf icon PDF 178 KB

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

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8.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 145 KB

(For Members to consider the Committee’s work programme for the current year and the draft work programme for 2026/27.)

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