December 2006

Agenda

MEETING: AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE

[Membership: WH Brown, G Dalton, D Heather, OJ Kendall, HA Kirkbride, KJ Lancaster, SR Macaré, Mrs S Marshall, Mrs Y Peacock, JJ Pearlman, Dr KM Petyt, S Shaw-Wright and Ms N Stedman.]

VENUE: Yoredale, Bainbridge

DATE/TIME: Friday, 15 December 2006 at 10.30am

Business

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 September 2006.

2. Public Question Time.

The National Park Authority has allocated up to 15 minutes at the start of meetings to allow members of the public the opportunity to ask questions and/or to make statements that relate to the work of the Committee.

Written notice of all questions and/or the intention to make a statement must be received by the Chief Executive (National Park Officer) at Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn DL8 3EL no later than 12 noon on the day before the meeting.

Each person will be allowed to address the meeting for up to three minutes.

3. Exclusion of the public from the meeting during the consideration of Item No 13 on the agenda on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

4. Apologies for absence.

5. Declarations of the existence and nature of personal interests.

6. Declarations of lobbying.

7. Annual Audit and Inspection Letter.

8. Change in appointment of External Auditor.

9. Best Value Performance Plan 2006/07 – Progress on actions at end of 2nd quarter.

10. Best Value Performance Indicators – Progress report.

11. Reports of the meetings of the Corporate Governance Working Group held on:
(a) 15 September, and
(b) 31 October 2006.

12. Compliments and Complaints – Half-yearly return.

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PRIVATE REPORT – CIRCULATED TO MEMBERS ONLY

13. Compliments and Complaints – Half-yearly return.