Agenda

To receive apologies for non attendance

All Members are required to disclose at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.

To sign as a true and correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2024

(NOTE: The(NOTE: The Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Thursday 26 September 2024.  The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes).

(NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Thursday 26 September 2024)

To brief Members regarding the content of the Government’s consultation document ‘Proposed reforms the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system and set out key matters to form the basis of the Council’s formal response to the Government

This report sets out the background and proposals following discussions with Vivid Homes, for their purchase of the freehold interest of the above site which is currently leased to them by the Council.

This report introduces a revised and updated Health and Safety Policy for comment and approval.

To seek approval from Members in regards to the final Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2022/23.

To seek approval from Members in regards to the final Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2023/24

This report summarises the status of our 2023/24 audit. We will update the Policy and Organisation Board at its meeting scheduled for 30 September 2024 on further progress to that date and explain the remaining steps to the issue of our final opinion.

This report summarises the outturn position for the 2023/24 financial year

and recommends the approval of the Statement of Accounts for 2023/24.

An update on the audit backlog situation is also provided for information

The annual treasury report is a requirement of the Council’s reporting procedures and covers the treasury activity for 2023/24 together with an in year review 2024/25. The report also includes the Prudential Indicators for 2023/24 in accordance with the requirements of the Prudential Code.

To consider any other items of business

That in relation to the following items the public should be excluded from the meeting, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the reports.

To consider the report of the Head of Finance.

Report to follow