Agenda - Assembly Commission Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Conference Room 4B - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 20 January 2020

Meeting time: 10.00
For further information contact:

Clerk: Kathryn Hughes

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

kathryn.hughes@assembly.wales

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1 Introductions, apologies and declaration of interests

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2 Minutes of 21 October, actions and matters arising

(Pages 1 - 15)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 1 - Draft Minutes of 21.10.19
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 2 - Summary of actions

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3 Governance and Assurance Update Report

(Pages 16 - 23)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 3 – G&A update report

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4 Consider the proposed Internal Audit strategy

(Pages 24 - 33)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 4 - Audit Plan 2020-21

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5 External Audit Update

(Pages 34 - 35)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 5 - ACARAC Update (Dec 2019)

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6 Consider the proposed External Audit strategy

(Pages 36 - 49)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 6 - WAO Audit Plan 2020

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7 Budget update

(Pages 50 - 55)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 7 - Update on 2019-20 Financial Position and 2020-21 Budget

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8 Review of accounting policies

(Pages 56 - 63)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 8 - Accounting policies annual review

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9 Review of accounting system

(Pages 64 - 71)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 9 - Accounting system

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10 Corporate Risks Report

(Pages 72 - 91)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 10 - Corporate Risks
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 10 - Annex A - Summary Corporate Risk Register
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 10 - Annex B - Corporate Risks plotted

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11 Corporate Risk - Assembly Reform risks

Oral item

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12 Cyber-security

(Pages 92 - 105)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 11 – Review of Microsoft contract dependencies

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13 Feedback on REWAC consideration of the Commission's Engagement Strategy

Oral item

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14 Feedback on attendance at ARAC Chairs' Forum

Oral item

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15 Departure Summary

(Pages 106 - 107)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 12 - Departure Summary

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16 Forward Work Programme

(Pages 108 - 113)

Attached Documents:
ACARAC (01-20) Paper 13 - Forward Work Programme 2019-20 - revised Nov 2019

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