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 26 September 2024.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests or Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, 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 and approval the following, to enable final opinions on the accounts and value for money arrangements to be formally issued by the External Auditor:

·      The External Auditor’s Updated Audit Completion Report relating to 2020/21.

·      The External Auditor’s Combined Audit Planning and Audit Completion Reports relating to 2021/22 and 2022/23.

·      The External Auditor’s Combined Annual Report for the years ended 31 March 2021, 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023.

·      The Council’s Statement of Accounts (including the Annual Governance Statements) for 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 for consideration and approval for publication by the backstop date of 13 December 2024.