Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code.  Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.

To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.

To receive a quarterly update on the County Council’s use of regulated investigatory powers.

To receive a report from the external auditors, Ernst and Young, presenting the preliminary audit conclusion in relation to the audit of Hampshire County Council for the year ending 31 March 2022.

To receive a report from the external auditors, Ernst and Young, presenting an update against the audit of the Hampshire Pension Fund for the year ending 31 March 2022.

To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, seeking approval for the Statement of Accounts for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Pension Fund for the period ending 31 March 2022.

To receive a report from the eternal auditors, presenting the Audit planning report for the Hampshire Pension Fund for the year ending 31 March 2023.

To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, providing the Audit Committee with the Chief Internal Auditors opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s framework of risk management, internal control and governance for the year ending 31 March 2023.

To consider a report of the Director of People and Organisation and Director of Corporate Operations presenting the Annual Governance Statement.

To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, seeking approval for the Statement of Accounts for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Pension Fund for the period ending 31 March 2023.

To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations providing an update on the performance of the treasury management function during 2022/23.

To receive a report from the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, providing a quarterly update of the treasury management prudential indicators.

To receive a report Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, providing the Audit Committee with an overview of the Internal Audit Plan 2023 – 2024.

To receive a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations, presenting the Internal Audit Charter 2023 – 2024, in accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

To receive the public minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board meeting held on 24 March 2023.

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt minutes.

To receive the exempt minutes of the Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board meeting held on 24 March 2023.