Agenda and minutes

Audit and Risk Committee of the City of London Academies Trust - Thursday, 30th September, 2021 10.00 am

Venue: Virtual Public Meeting (Accessible Remotely)

Contact: Antoinette Duhaney  Email: Antoinette.Duhaney@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

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Minutes:

RESOLVED – That Alderman Robert Howard be elected as Chairman for the ensuing year.

 

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2.

Apologies

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Edward Benzecry.

 

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3.

Declarations

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Minutes:

There were no declarations.

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4.

Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 137 KB

To note the Committee’s terms of reference.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the terms of reference be noted.

 

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5.

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To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 1 July 2021.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED -That the public minutes of the meeting held on 1st July 2021 be approved as a correct record subject to Dawn Elliott being record in the list of apologies.

 

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6.

Questions

 

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Minutes:

There were no questions.

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7.

Any Other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent

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Minutes:

The Chairman requested that an outstanding actions/forward plan report be presented to future meetings and this was supported by Members. 

 

RESOLVED - an outstanding actions/forward plan report be added as a standing item for future meetings.

 

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8.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION – That the public be excluded for the remaining items of business as they are likely to involve discussion on matters deemed commercially sensitive to the City of London Academies Trust.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded for the remaining items of business as they are likely to involve discussion on matters deemed commercially sensitive to the City of London Academies Trust.

 

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9.

Non-Public Minutes

To consider the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 1 July 2021.

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Minutes:

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 1st July 2021 were approved.

 

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10.

Outstanding Items

Report of the Town Clerk.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding outstanding actions arising from previous meetings.

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11.

Review of effectiveness of the Audit and Risk Committee during 2020-21

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Finance Officer reviewing the Committee’s effectiveness during 2020/21.

 

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12.

Internal Audit Update

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

 

Appendix to be circulated separately

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Finance Officer regarding findings of an internal audit of Health & Safety compliance.

 

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13.

External Audit

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Finance Officer regarding findings from the 2020 year end audit.

 

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14.

Trust Strategic Risk Register

Report of the Chief Financial Officer

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Finance Officer setting out strategic risks for the Trust.  Officers stated that the current focus was on OFSTED inspections at secondary schools and impact visits.

 

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15.

Health and Safety monitoring in Trust Schools

Report of the Director of Estates & Facilities Management

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Director of Estates and Facilities Management regarding findings from a recent TIAA Health & Safety Audit.

 

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16.

Non-Public Questions

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Minutes:

There were no non-public questions.

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17.

Any Other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent and the Committee agrees can be considered whilst the Public are Excluded

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Minutes:

There was no other business.

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