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  • Agenda and decisions

    North Wales CJC Governance & Audit Sub-committee - Thursday, 15th October, 2026 2.00 pm

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 220 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 9 MB
    • Printed decisions PDF 152 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting. View directions

    Contact: Sera Jane Whitley  Email: serajanewhitley@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    2.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of Personal Interest.

    3.

    ELECT VICE-CHAIR FOR 2026/27

    To elect a Vice-Chair for 2026/27.

    Decision:

    It was resolved to postpone the appointment until the next meeting.

     

    4.

    URGENT BUSINESS

    To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration.

    5.

    MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS pdf icon PDF 184 KB

    The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the previous meetings held on 9th of December, 2025 and 4th of June, 2026 be signed as a true record.

     

    Additional documents:

    • 2026-06-04 CJC Governance and Audit Sub-committee Minutes ENG , item 5. pdf icon PDF 176 KB

    6.

    2026/27 REVENUE AND CAPITAL POSITION - END OF JULY 2026 REVIEW pdf icon PDF 195 KB

    Dewi A. Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix A - July Review Report 2026 - (S) , item 6. pdf icon PDF 256 KB
    • Appendix 1 - CJC Review (S) , item 6. pdf icon PDF 429 KB
    • Appendix 2 - Growth Deal Review (S) , item 6. pdf icon PDF 432 KB
    • Appendix 3 - Growth Deal Reserve Position (S) , item 6. pdf icon PDF 503 KB
    • Appendix 4 - Growth Deal Capital Budget (S) , item 6. pdf icon PDF 435 KB
    • There are a further 3 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6.

    Decision:

    The end of July 2026 report was considered.

     

    7.

    MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND PLAN 2026/27 - 2029/30 pdf icon PDF 253 KB

    Dewi A. Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 Draft Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 , item 7. pdf icon PDF 198 KB
    • Appendix 2 MTFP , item 7. pdf icon PDF 402 KB

    Decision:

    The contents of the draft Medium Term Financial Strategy and draft Medium Term Financial Plan were reviewed, and observations were made which will be set out in a report and presented to the Corporate Joint Committee on 20 November 2026.

     

    8.

    INTERNAL AUDIT STRATEGY AND ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 231 KB

    Luned Fôn Jones, Audit Manager to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • Strategy CBCG 2026 (S) , item 8. pdf icon PDF 291 KB

    Decision:

    The Governance and Audit Sub-committee was asked to accept and approve the contents of the Internal Audit Strategy and the Internal Audit Plan for 2026/2027 and to support Internal Audit in its undertakings.

     

    9.

    NORTH WALES CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 2025/26 AND RELEVANT AUDIT pdf icon PDF 191 KB

    Dewi A. Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh, Assistant Head of Finance to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • CJC Statement of Accounts 2025-26 - following audit - FINAL , item 9. pdf icon PDF 850 KB
    • 5489A2026 NWCJC Audit of Accounts Report 2025-26 , item 9. pdf icon PDF 747 KB

    Decision:

    The ISA 260 report by Audit Wales was considered.

     

    The CJC's Final Statement of Accounts (post-audit) for 2025/26 was considered.

    10.

    TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT 2026/27: MID-YEAR REVIEW pdf icon PDF 189 KB

    Dewi A. Morgan, Head of Finance (CJC’s Statutory Finance Officer) and Delyth Jones-Thomas, Investment Manager to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • Treasury Management Report - Mid Year BUEGC 2026-27 ENG , item 10. pdf icon PDF 96 KB

    Decision:

    To accept the report.

     

    11.

    ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2025/26 AND GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 185 KB

    Mark Watkins, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Annual Governance Statement 2025-26 , item 11. pdf icon PDF 564 KB

    Decision:

    It was noted that the CJC had approved the Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 on 25 September 2026.

     

    It was agreed to oversee the delivery of the Governance Improvement Plan during 2026/27.

     

    That any material recommendations arising from the Sub-committee's review were reported to the Corporate Joint Committee as appropriate.

     

    12.

    GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 153 KB

    Mark Watkins, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

    Decision:

    The Forward Work Plan was noted.