June 2006

Agenda

MEETING:  AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE

[Membership: J Blackie, WH Brown, SHK Butcher, G Dalton, D Heather, HA Kirkbride, KJ Lancaster, SR Macaré, Mrs S Marshall, Mrs Y Peacock, JJ Pearlman, Dr KM Petyt and Ms N Stedman.]

VENUE:  Yoredale, Bainbridge

DATE/TIME:  Friday, 16 June 2006 at 10.45am

Business

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2006.

2. Public Question Time.

The National Park 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 12 on the agenda on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 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. Audit Plans for 2006/07:

• Internal Audit

• Audit Commission.

8. Review of Performance 2005/06.

9. Review of Member Involvement in Partnerships.

10. Report of the Corporate Governance Working Group.

11. Compliments and Complaints – Half-yearly return.

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Private report - Circulated to Members only

12. Compliments and Complaints – Half-yearly return.

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13. 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

National Park Office,
Bainbridge

9 June, 2006

Note:  Tea/coffee will be available a quarter of an hour before the meeting.