Its purpose is to assist and advise the Council and Chief Executive in discharging their responsibilities for internal control systems and risk management.
The Committee’s responsibilities include internal audit (financial and non-financial), external audit, risk management, health and safety, governance, and integrity and investigations.
Membership of the committee comprises of five elected members, as well as two independent members who provide objective advice which helps to test and challenge ideas, adding value to our governance activities.
The Audit and Risk Committee does not have decision-making ability, but it reports and makes recommendations to the Council on any necessary matters.
Meetings are held on a quarterly basis but the Committee may meet between these quarterly meetings at the discretion of the chair to attend to urgent business – for example, the annual report or 10-Year Plan audits.
