Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is a Standing Committee of the Agency’s Board, which carries out the detailed examination of the following specific areas of the Agency’s activities on behalf of the Board:

• Review of the Agency’s internal and external financial statements and reports
• Financial relationship with central Government in relation to the Financial Memorandum and Dear Accounting Officer letters
• Considering and advising upon the Agency’s annual and long term audit programme
• Maintaining an overview on the Agency’s financial performance and financial reporting
• Maintain an overview of internal controls and risk management
• Monitor and review the activities of the Agency’s internal audit programme and receive and consider reports
• Maintain a review of the Agency’s whistle blowing and fraud policies and any contravention of those policies
• Oversee and review the activities of the Agency’s external auditors
• Receive reports relating to the Agency’s governance arrangements

Minutes of Meetings

To access the latest audit committee minutes, please select from the list below. In addition, Audit Committee Papers may be available by requesting information from onesecretariat@onenortheast.co.uk.

Please note that minutes for the most recent meeting may not yet be published on the internet as the Agency does not publish draft minutes until they have been approved by the next meeting. If you have any questions about this please e-mail FoI@onenortheast.co.uk

Audit Committee Terms of Reference [pdf] (61 KB)