Agenda and minutes

Audit and Risk Committee of the City of London Academies Trust - Thursday, 24th February, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Virtual. The meeting can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/tZvTFE7VmfU

Contact: Jayne Moore  Email: jayne.moore@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Note: informal meeting 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Tijs Broeke.    

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2.

Declarations

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Minutes:

There were no declarations.

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3.

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To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 9 December 2021.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the meeting held on 9th December be approved as a correct record.

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4.

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Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

The Committee received its proposed annual meeting plan.

 

RESOLVED, that the Committee noted the Report.

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5.

Questions

 

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Minutes:

There were no questions.

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6.

Any Other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent

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Minutes:

There was no other business.

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7.

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 and that Trustees move into private session.

 

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8.

Non-Public Minutes

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2021.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 9th December be approved as a correct record.

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9.

Outstanding Items

Report of the Town Clerk.

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Minutes:

Trustees received a Report of the Town Clerk regarding outstanding actions arising from previous meetings.

 

Trustees agreed that the three outstanding actions were now resolved and should be removed from this list going forward.  

 

RESOLVED – that the Committee noted the Report.

 

 

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10.

Chief Financial Officer's Update

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

The Committee received a Report of the Chief Financial Officer concerning key assurance and risk issues.

 

 

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11.

Internal and External Audit Update

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

The Committee received a Report of the Chief Financial Officer concerning internal and external audit issues for the Trust.

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12.

Health and Safety Monitoring in Trust Schools

Report of the Director of Estates and Facilities Management.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a Report of the Director of Estates & Facilities Management concerning Health & Safety monitoring.

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13.

Non-Public Questions

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Minutes:

There were no non-public questions.

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14.

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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15.

Trust Strategic Risk Register

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

The Committee received a Report of the Chief Financial Officer concerning the strategic risks to the Trust.  

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