Audit and Risk Subcommittee

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee held in the Via Audio Visual Link on Wednesday 20 May 2020, commencing at 2.04 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Susie Johnstone

 

Deputy Chairperson

Janet Copeland

 

 

Members

Cr Christine Garey

Mayor Aaron Hawkins

 

Cr Mike Lord

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Dave Tombs (General Manager, Finance and Commercial) and Andrew Slater (Risk and Internal Audit Manager)

 

 

Governance Support Officer                  Wendy Collard

 

 

 

1          Apologies

There were no apologies.

 

 

2          Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Susie Johnstone/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration

 

Motion carried (AR/2020/015)

 

 

3          Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

Mayor Aaron Hawkins and Ms Copeland provided an update to their register of interests.

 

 

Moved (Susie Johnstone/Mayor Aaron Hawkins):

That the Subcommittee:

 

a)     Amends the Elected or Independent Members' Interest Register; and

b)     Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected or Independent Members' Interests.

Motion carried (AR/2020/016)

 

Janet Copeland entered the meeting at 2.10 pm

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

4.1       Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting meeting - 13 February 2020

 

Moved (Cr Mike Lord/Cr Christine Garey):

That the Subcommittee:

 

Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting  held on 13 February 2020 as a correct record.

Motion carried (AR/2020/017)

    

Part A Reports

5          Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2020

 

A report from Civic provided the updated Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2020 and the Governance and Financial Policies.

 

Moved (Mayor Aaron Hawkins/Janet Copeland):

That the Subcommittee:

 

a)     Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan.

Motion carried (AR/2020/018)

             

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Janet Copeland/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

 

General subject of the matter to be considered

Reasons for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

 

Reason for Confidentiality

C1  Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 13 February 2020 - Public Excluded

S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

 

S7(2)(b)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would disclose a trade secret.

 

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

 

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

 

S6(b)

The making available of the information would be likely to endanger the safety of a person.

 

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S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S7(2)(b)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would disclose a trade secret.

 

S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

 

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S7(2)(g)

The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

The information relates to the actions of individual staff who could be identified.  This would breach their privacy and potentially prejudice any processes which may need to be managed.

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S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C9  Protected Disclosure Register

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

 

S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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S6(b)

The making available of the information would be likely to endanger the safety of a person.

 

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 6 and 7.

The matters detailed i this report are subject to investigation and information should remain confidential so not to prejudice the investigation and any possible outcomes of the investigation.

 

 

 

This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, and the particular interest or interests protected by Section 6 or Section 7 of that Act, or Section 6 or Section 7 or Section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as shown above after each item.

 

Motion carried (AR/2020/019)

 

The meeting entered into non-public at 2.12 pm and concluded at 4.53 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON