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Audit Committee
Tuesday, 21st July 2026 at 6:35pm
Speaking:
Live
Planned
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1 Election of a Chair
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2 Appointment of a Vice-Chair
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3 Questions from members of the public and Members of the Council (if any)
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4 To receive any apologies for absence
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5 Minutes
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6 Disclosure of Local and/or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
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7 Terms of Reference
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8 Draft Statement of Accounts 2025/26
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9 External Audit of the Statement of Accounts 2024/2025 - Bedford Borough Council
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10 External Audit of the Statement of Accounts 2025/2026 - Bedford Borough Council
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11 External Audit of the Statement of Accounts 2025/26 - Bedfordshire Pension Fund
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12 Annual Internal Audit Report 2025-26
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13 Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector - External Quality Assessment 2025/26
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14 Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/26
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15 Annual Report 2025-26 - Financial Administration of the Council
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16 Work Plan 2026/27
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17 Local Government Act 1972 - Exclusion of the Press
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18 Private Discussion of the Audit Committee with Internal and External Audit
This webcast will begin on:
Tuesday, 21st July 2026 at 6:35pm
- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
- Item 7 - Cover report AC Terms of Reference (002), opens in new tab
- Appendix A Audit Committee Terms of Reference - amended July 2026 - final 8 July, opens in new tab
- Item 8 - Draft Statement of Accounts 2025-26, opens in new tab
- item 8 - Statement of Accounts Draft 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Item 9. Audit of Accounts 2024-25 - AAR and VFM - Bedford Borough Council (KPMG) - cover, opens in new tab
- Item 9 - Appendix A - Auditor’s Annual Report for Bedford Borough Council 202425, opens in new tab
- Item 10. Audit of Accounts 2025-26 - Bedford Borough Council Audit Plan (KPMG) - cover, opens in new tab
- Item 10. Appendix A - Audit of Accounts 2025-26 - Bedford Borough Council Audit Plan (KPMG), opens in new tab
- Item 11. Audit of Accounts 2025-26 - Bedfordshire Pension Fund Audit Plan (KPMG) - cover, opens in new tab
- Item 11 - Appendix A - KPMG Bedfordshire PF Audit Plan 25-26 Audit Committee, opens in new tab
- Item 12 - Annual Internal Audit Report 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Item 12 - Appendix 1 - Internal Audit Plan Update 25-26, opens in new tab
- Item 12 - Appendix 2 - Summary of High Priority Recommendations, opens in new tab
- Item 12 - Appendix 3 - Recommendation Tracker, opens in new tab
- Item 13 - cover report - Global Internal Audit Standards - External Quality Assessment 2025-26 - final, opens in new tab
- item 13 - Appendix C - FINAL EQA report BBC - Tilia Solutions, opens in new tab
- Item 13 - Appendix D - Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme July 2026, opens in new tab
- Item 14 - Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025-2026 - cover, opens in new tab
- Annual Governance Statement 2025-26 - final draft 13 July 2026, opens in new tab
- Item 15 - Annual Report - Financial Administration of the Council - final 8 July, opens in new tab
- Item 16 Committee Work Plan 2026-2027, opens in new tab