Agenda - Senedd Commission Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Microsoft Teams

Meeting date: 29 April 2022

Meeting time: 10.00-12.30
For further information contact:

Clerk: Kathryn Hughes

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6543

SCARAC@senedd.wales

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1       Introductions, apologies and declaration of interests

                                                                                                                          

 

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2       Minutes of 14 February, actions and matters arising

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 13)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 1 - Minutes 14 February 2022
ARAC (22-02) Paper 2 - Actions 14 February 2022

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3       COVID-19 - Corporate update

                                                                                                                          

Oral update

 

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4       G&A update report

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 20)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 3 - Governance and Assurance Update - April 2022

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5       Internal Audit Charter and Internal Audit's compliance with Public Sector Internal Audit Standard (PSIAS)

                                                                                                 (Pages 21 - 32)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 4 - Internal Audit Charter - cover paper
ARAC (22-02) Paper 4 - Annex A - Internal Audit Charter 2022

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6       Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 43)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 5 – Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion 2021-22

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7       Annual Report on Fraud

                                                                                                 (Pages 44 - 48)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 6 – Annual Report on Fraud 2021-22

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8       Latest Internal Audit report(s)

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 65)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 7 – Winding up of Members' Offices

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9       Emerging findings and advice to Accounting Officer regarding submission of the draft Annual Report and Accounts to the Commission

                                                                                                 (Pages 66 - 68)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 8 - Audit Wales ARAC Update

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10    Joint working protocol

                                                                                                                          

Oral item - update in paper 8 refers

 

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11    Commission's draft Annual Report and Governance Statement for 2021-22

                                                                                               (Pages 69 - 177)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 9 - Draft Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 - cover paper
ARAC (22-02) Paper 9 Annex A – Draft Annual Report Narrative 2021-22
ARAC (22-02) Paper 9 Annex B - Draft Governance Statement 2021-22

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12    Update on Cyber Security

                                                                                             (Pages 178 - 219)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 10 - Cyber Security Assurance Report

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13    Corporate Risk

                                                                                             (Pages 220 - 247)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 11 - Corporate Risk
ARAC (22-02) Paper 11 - Annex A - Summary Corporate Risk Register
ARAC (22-02) Paper 11 - Annex B - Corporate Risk plotted

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14    Critical examination of one identified risk - Data Protection risks

                                                                                                                          

Oral item – updates on DP risks (Legal-R-66 and Legal-R-68) in paper 11 Annex A refer

 

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15    SIRO Annual Report

                                                                                             (Pages 248 - 255)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 12 - SIRO Annual Report 2021-22

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16    Departure Summary

                                                                                             (Pages 256 - 257)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 13 - Departures Summary

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17    Finance Update and update on upgrade to finance system

                                                                                                                          

Oral update

 

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18    Committee's Annual Report to the Commission and Accounting Officer

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

 

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19    Forward work programme

                                                                                             (Pages 258 - 262)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (22-02) Paper 14 - Forward Work Programme

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