Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

To note any items which are urgent business in the opinion of the Chairman so they may be considered.

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee, held on 29^th September 2026, be signed as a true record.

To consider the report

To accept the contents of the report.

To consider the report on the update on the progress of the Response Plan

DECISION:

To accept the contents of the report.

The Committee is asked to:

·        Consider the content of the Panel Performance Assessment report.

·        Review the Council's draft response to the Panel Assessment recommendations, considering whether any changes to that response should be recommended. 

·        Support the intention to welcome and accept the Assessment’s recommendations in full and to implement them as soon as possible

·        Present an update to the Committee within 12 months on progress in implementing the recommendations.

DECISION:

·       To accept the draft response to the Report and to note that no changes are recommended to the response.  

·       To welcome an update in 12 months' time on the progress towards implementing the recommendations.

To consider the content of the draft document for 2025/26 and offer any comments and recommendations

DECISION:

·       To accept the contents of the report.

·       To recommend that the Council considers consulting on the Council tax with the residents of Gwynedd.

·       To recommend adding 'Staff sickness' to the list of challenges / risks in the self-assessment document in response to the increase in sickness absences

To consider and approve the information before authorising the Chairman to certify the letter of representation and statement of responsibilities for the statement of accounts.

DECISION:

·       To accept and approve the 'ISA260' Report by Audit Wales in respect of Cyngor Gwynedd

·       To accept and approve the Statement of Accounts 2024/25 (post-audit)

·       To authorise the Vice-chair of the Committee and the Head of Finance Department to electronically certify the Letter of Representation

·       To congratulate the officers for their work of securing an unqualified statement

·       Audit Wales officers were thanked for the good collaboration

To receive and note the report of the Auditor General for Wales, approve the 2025/26 accounts, and authorise the Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee to sign the letter of representation for GwE.

DECISION:

·       To approve the Joint Committee's Final Accounts for 2025/26

·       To accept the 'ISA260’ report by Audit Wales in respect of Gwe Joint Committee

·       To approve the accounts for 2025/26

·       To authorise the Vice-chair of the Governance and Audit Committee to sign the Letter of Representation electronically for GwE

·       To congratulate the officers for their work of securing an unqualified statement

·       Audit Wales officers were thanked for the good collaboration

To receive the information, consider the risks regarding the Capital Programme, and scrutinise the decisions for the Cabinet

DECISION:

To accept the report and note the information.

To receive the report for information.

DECISION:

To accept the report for information

To consider and accept the report on the work of the Internal Audit Section in the period from 1 April 2026 to 20 September 2026, comment on the contents in accordance with members’ wishes, and support the actions agreed with the relevant service managers

DECISION:

·       To accept the report

·       To support the actions that have already been agreed with the relevant Services

To consider the report on the meeting held on 1 September 2026

DECISION:

To accept the report for information

To note the contents of this report as an update on progress against the 2026/27 audit plan, offer comments thereon and accept the report.

DECISION:

To accept and note the contents of the report as an update on progress against the 2026/27 Audit Plan

To consider and receive this report as an explanation of the Council’s arrangements for investigating and preventing fraud and corruption within the organisation and to approve the Anti-Fraud, Anti-Bribery and Anti Corruption Strategy and the Fraud and Corruption Response Plan.

DECISION:

·       To accept the contents of report on the Council's arrangements for investigating and preventing fraud and corruption within the system

·       To approve the Anti-fraud, Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption Strategy and the Fraud and Corruption Response Plan

Note: Following the introduction of central arrangements to gather data relating to fraud, corruption, bribery and security, that a report on the Strategy's implementation is submitted to the Committee.

To consider the reports

DECISION:

To accept the report and the 2026 Work Programme

To consider and accept the work programme

DECISION:

To accept the Work Programme for November 2026 - October 2027

Note: Assets Plan - a request for the report to be submitted to the November meeting instead of the February 2027 meeting