February 2007

Agenda

MEETING:  AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE

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

VENUE:  Yoredale, Bainbridge

DATE/TIME:  Friday, 9 February 2007 at 10.30am

Business

1. Election of Chairman.

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2006.

3. 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.

4. 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 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

5. Apologies for absence.

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

7. Declarations of lobbying.

8. Corporate Governance.

9. Best Value Action Plan 2006/07 – Progress on actions at end of Quarter 3.

10. Risk Management Policy.

11. Statement of Internal Control 2006/07.

12. Member Training and Development.

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Private report - Circulated to Members only

13. Lessons learnt from the Northern Office Project.

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14. Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

David Butterworth
Chief Executive

Yoredale,
Bainbridge

2 February 2007