Agenda - Senedd Commission Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Conference Room 4B/MS Teams

Meeting date: 27 November 2023

Meeting time: 10.00 – 12:30
For further information contact:

Clerk: Kathryn Hughes

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6543

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1       Introductions, apologies and declaration of interests

 

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2       Minutes of 12 June, actions and matters arising

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 11)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 1 - minutes 12.06.23
ARAC (23-05) Paper 2 - summary of actions

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3       G&A update report (inc. progress on IA activity)

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 17)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 3 - Governance and Assurance Update - Nov 2023

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4       Internal Audit Report

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 27)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 4 - Business Continuity Audit - Validera

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5       External Quality Assessment (EQA)

                                                                                                 (Pages 28 - 33)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 5 - EQA
ARAC (23-05) Paper 5 - Annex A - EQA Review Summary and Introduction
ARAC (23-05) Paper 5 - Annex B - EQA Appendix A - Main Report Findings and Action Plan
ARAC (23-05) Paper 5 - Annex C - IAQAF Conformance Outcome

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6       HMT/other guidance for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

 

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7       Review of internal audit coverage over the past few years

                                                                                                 (Pages 34 - 43)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 6 - Internal Audit

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8       Feedback from 2022-23 audit process

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

 

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9       Audit Wales update report (inc. AW reports/outputs and wider public sector studies and reports and how they impact the Senedd Commission)

                                                                                                 (Pages 44 - 51)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 7 - Audit Wales update - Nov 2023

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10    Update on Cyber Security

                                                                                                 (Pages 52 - 66)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 8 - Cyber Security Assurance Report Q3 2023

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11    Finance update

                                                                                                 (Pages 67 - 74)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 9 - Finance update Nov 2023

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12    PAPAC and Finance Committee update

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

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13    Departure Summary

                                                                                                 (Pages 75 - 76)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 10 - Departures Summary

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14    Corporate updates: Senedd Reform Programme and Ways of Working Programme

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

 

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15    Corporate Risk

                                                                                               (Pages 77 - 105)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 11 - Corporate Risk
ARAC (23-05) Paper 11 - Annex A - Summary Corporate Risk Register
ARAC (23-05) Paper 11 - Corporate Risk - Annex B - Corporate Risks Plotted

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16    Critical examination of one identified or emerging risk or issue - HR-R-129: Dignity & Respect - Commission

                                                                                             (Pages 106 - 109)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 12 - Corporate Risk - Dignity & Respect
ARAC (23-05) Paper 12 - Annex A - Corporate Risk - Dignity & Respect

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17    Information breaches (twice yearly)

Oral item

                                                                                                                          

 

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18    Review the committee's terms of reference

                                                                                             (Pages 110 - 113)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 13 - ARAC Terms of Reference

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19    Forward work programme

                                                                                             (Pages 114 - 117)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (23-05) Paper 14 - Forward Work Programme

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20    Any other business

                                                                                                                          

Oral item

 

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