Agenda - Senedd Commission Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Meeting Venue: 4B/MS Teams

Meeting date: 3 May 2024

Meeting time: 10.00
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 19 February, actions and matters arising

(Pages 1 - 13)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 1 - draft-mins-19.02.24
ARAC (24-02) Paper 2 - summary actions

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3 Internal Audit activity update

(Pages 14 - 18)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 3 - IA activity update

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4 Consider Internal Audit Plan for 2024-25

(Pages 19 - 32)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 4 – IA Strategy 2024-25

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5 Consider latest Internal Audit report

(Pages 33 - 40)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 5 - IA Public appointments report

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

(Pages 41 - 49)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 6 - Internal Audit Charter

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7 Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion

(Pages 50 - 53)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 7 - IA-Annual Report-Opinion 2023-24

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8 Annual Report on Fraud

(Pages 54 - 59)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 8 – Annual Report Fraud

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9 Whistleblowing and Fraud policies

(Pages 60 - 87)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 9 – Whistleblowing and Fraud 2024 - updates
ARAC (24-02) Paper 9 - Annex A - Whistleblowing Policy
ARAC (24-02) Paper 9 – Annex B - Fraud Corruption and Bribery Policy - 2023
ARAC (24-02) Paper 9 - Annex C - Fraud Response Plan-2024

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10 Audit Wales update

(Pages 88 - 103)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 10 – AW Detailed Audit Plan-2023-24

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11 Joint working protocol

(Pages 104 - 109)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 11 - IA-EA Joint Working Protocol

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12 Commission's draft Annual Report and Accounts and Governance Statement for 2023-24

(Pages 110 - 290)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 12 – Annex A – draft Annual Report Narrative
ARAC (24-02) Paper 12 – Annex B – draft Accounts
ARAC (24-02) Paper 12 – Annex C - draft Annual Governance Statement

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13 G&A update report

(Pages 291 - 292)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 13 - G&A Update - April 2024

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14 Finance Update

(Pages 293 - 299)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 14 - Finance update

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15 Corporate Risk

(Pages 300 - 334)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 15 - Corporate Risk
ARAC (24-02) Paper 15 - Corporate Risk - Annex A - Summary Corporate Risk Register
ARAC (24-02) Paper 15 - Corporate Risk - Annex B - Corporate Risks Plotted

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16 SIRO Annual Report

(Pages 335 - 339)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 16 - SIRO annual report 2023-24

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17 Departures summary

(Pages 340 - 341)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 17 - Departures Summary

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

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19 Terms of Reference

(Pages 342 - 345)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 18 -ToR-April-2024

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20 Forward work programme

(Pages 346 - 350)

Attached Documents:
ARAC (24-02) Paper 19 - Forward work programme

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21 Critical examination of one identified corporate risk or topical issue (HR/Payroll system)

Oral Item

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22 The impact of political decision-making

Oral Item

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23 Ways of Working - Corporate update

Oral Item

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24 Senedd Reform - Corporate update

Oral Item

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