The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on Thursday 25 June 2026.

Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registrable Interests or Non-Registrable Interests, and the nature of them, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

To present for consideration the External Auditor’s Interim Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2026.

To provide a periodic report on the Internal Audit function for the period June 2026 – September 2026, bi-annual update on Counter-Fraud arrangements and to provide an update on the Internal Audit Charter for approval by the Audit Committee as required by the professional standards.

To report to the Audit Committee improvements in the way that delegated planning decisions are made and recorded that have been implemented by the Planning Service following a thorough investigation carried out by the Council’s Monitoring Officer into a formal complaint from a resident.

To report on the recent Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) audit of the Council’s Building Control function and to give an update following Members’ questions and resolution from the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 26 March 2026.

(REPORT IS “TO FOLLOW”)

To present for consideration and approval, a revised approach to the Corporate Assurance and Risk Management Framework (that incorporates a corporate assurance and risk register).

To present to the Committee the progress on outstanding actions identified by the Committee along with general updates on other issues that fall within the responsibilities of the Committee.