Agenda and decisions

To elect Chair for 2025 - 2026

TO RE-ELECT CARYS EDWARDS AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR 2025 - 2026

To elect Vice Chair for 2025 - 2026

TO RE-ELECT ELWYN RHYS PARRY AS VICE-CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR 2024-25.

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 meetings of this committee, held on January 16^th 2025 and February 6^th 2025, be signed as a true record.

To consider the report and offer comments.

•           To accept the contents of the report

Note: Three vacant Lay Member seats on the Committee - interviews to be held in June with the hope of presenting names to the Full Council on 3/7/25

To consider and approve the updated Terms of Reference of the Governance and Audit Committee

To note and approve the Amended Terms of Reference of the Governance and Audit Committee 

To consider the issues presented for 2024/25 and offer any comments and recommendations along with any additional matters that should be included

To accept a draft report of the 2024/25 CYNGOR GWYNEDD SELF-ASSESSMENT

Comments:

Penrhos Scheme - emphasis required on the development of care services in Penrhos and not just housing

Flood Strategy - consideration to the A499 highway

Article 4 Impacts

Future of the ARFOR Scheme - ensuring continuation to the Scheme

Safeguarding Arrangements in Schools - further attention required

To receive the information, consider any risks arising from the actual expenditure and income against the 2024/25 budget.

•           To accept the report and note the relevant risks

To receive the information and consider the risks relating to the capital programme

To accept the information and note the risks relating to the capital programme

To submit –

·        The Revenue Income and Expenditure Account Report for 2024/25 and

·        Statements of accounts return, duly certified, but subject to Audit.

To receive and approve the accounts

To accept the report

To approve:

•           Income Account and Revenue Expenditure 2024/25

•           Annual Return for the year ending 31 March 2025, subject to audit by Audit Wales

•           The Chair to sign the form electronically

To consider the report for information

To accept the report and note the information

To receive the report, comment on the contents and support the actions that have already been agreed with the relevant services.

•           To accept the report and support the actions that have already been agreed with the relevant services.

•           ⁠That a schedule needed to be included for the actions.

•           There was a need for a follow-up report on what had been delivered.

To consider the report

•           To accept the report in accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards for the 2024/25 financial year.

To consider and approve the Charter

•           To accept and approve the contents of the Mandate and Internal Audit Charter

•           To support Internal Audit in its operations.

To approve the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Internal Audit Plan 2025/26

•           To accept and approve the contents of the Internal Audit Strategy and the Internal Audit Plan 2024/25

•           To support Internal Audit to deliver its role.

To consider and accept the report

To accept the report and the Council's response to the recommendations

To offer comment and accept the documents

To accept the reports

To consider the report

To accept and note the contents of the Information Commissioner's Officer's report.

To consider the work programme

To accept the work programme for September 2025 - May 2026

Note: To remove the Cyngor Gwynedd Annual Audit Summary 2024 as it has already been submitted