Audit Committee Agenda -

6 November 2006

Members of the Committee:

Cllrs Anne Bishop (Chairman), Ivan Bulwer, Mike Cunningham, Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bond, Barbara Foster, Susan Scoccia, (one vacancy)

NB. Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to the Committee Services section before the commencement of the meeting, such notification to detail which items the member is attending for.

Meeting :	Audit and Performance Committee
Date :	Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Time :	6.00 pm
Place :	Committee Room 1, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

This meeting will be open to the press and public.

AGENDA

1. MINUTES

To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2006.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

Question may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting such questions must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 4.00 pm on Friday, 10 November 2006. Each question must give the name and address of the questioner.

4. INTERNAL AUDIT OUTCOMES REPORT

To consider the outcomes from the Chief Internal Auditor on:

(a) Electoral Services Audit Report

(b) Credit Notes Audit Report

(d) School Music Service Audit Report

(e) Report on the special investigation into income at the crematorium. (Paper B)

5. NEWPORT, RYDE AND VENTNOR HAVEN HARBOURS

To review the trading figures for each of the harbours, as requested at the Audit and Performance Committee on 10 October 2006. (Paper C)

6. IT ASSURANCE - BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY

To consider the report from the Audit Commission regarding corporate arrangements for business continuity. (Paper D)

7. VALUE FOR MONEY ENQUIRY – IW ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

To formally approve the scoping document for the value for money enquiry into the IW Economic Partnership. (Paper E)

8. STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL – UPDATE ON OUTSTANDING ISSUES

To consider the report from the Programme Lead for Compliance on issues outstanding from the meeting held on 10 October 2006. (Paper F)

9. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

To consider passing a resolution that, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, namely Agenda item number 9, on the grounds that there is likely to be disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

10. CONFIDENTIAL ITEM – INTERNAL AUDIT OUTCOMES REPORT

To consider the report from the Chief Internal Auditor on ICT security measures. (Paper G)

11. MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME

A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 4.00 pm on Monday, 13 November 2006.

JOHN LAWSON

Deputy Chief Executive

& DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE