Audit Committee

The purpose of our Audit Committee is to:

Advise and assure the Board and the Accountable Officer on whether effective arrangements are in place - through the design and operation of the LHB’s system of assurance - to support them in their decision taking and in discharging their accountabilities for securing the achievement of the LHB’s objectives, in accordance with the standards of good governance determined for the NHS in Wales.

Where appropriate, the Committee will advise the Board and the Accountable Officer on where, and how, its assurance framework may be strengthened and developed further.

The full role of the Committee is detailed in the Terms of Reference (updated March 2024)

A workplan is agreed annually and sets out the Committee's working practices, business standards and work programme including the requirement for a Cycle of Business which is revised regularly.

The Committee's Annual Report for 2020-21 can be found here

Committee Chair:	Karen Balmer
Vice Chair:	Vacant
Committee Independent Members:	Urtha Felda Dyfed Jones Rhian Watcyn Jones
Lead Director:	Executive Director of Finance

Secretariat: Jody Evans, Corporate Governance Officer - via BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk

The agenda, papers and minutes of the Committee meetings are accessible below:

2024
15.03.2024 To be held on: 15 March 2024, 09:30-13:30 Boardroom, Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG. Anyone wishing to attend as an observer should email BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk
12.01.24 To be held on: 12 January 2024, 09:30-13:30 Boardroom, Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG. Anyone wishing to attend as an observer should email BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk	Approved Minutes
2023
16.11.23 Audit Committee To be held on: 16 November 2023, 09:30am-12:00pm Boardroom, Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park, LL17 0JG. Anyone wishing to attend as an observer should email BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk These documents are links that are provided within the Corporate Governance Report: - Draft Committee Workplans - Draft Committee Terms of Reference - Corporate Calendar - Corporate Governance Standard Operating Procedure - Board Induction Link (for internal Employees/Workers) BCU Induction Site for Independent and Associate Members - Home (sharepoint.com)	Approved Minutes
15.9.23 - Standing Orders – Reservation and Delegation of Powers - Standard Financial Instructions for Local Health Boards - EQIA related to the adoption of the Standing Orders Audit Committee To be held on: 15 September 2023, 09:30am-12:00pm, Boardroom, Carlton Court, St Asaph Business Park	Approved Minutes
Extraordinary Audit Committee Agenda and papers bundle 24.8.23 v8 To be held on: 24 August 2023, 09:30am-11:30am, Conference Room, Optic Centre, St Asaph Business Park	Approved Minutes
15.5.23 To be held on: Monday 15 May 2023 at 2.30pm in Room 1, Wrexham Medical Institute.	Approved Minutes
2022
30.11.22 postponed Date TBA
Extraordinary meeting 24.8.22	Approved Minutes
30.6.22	Approved Minutes
15.3.22	Approved Minutes
2021
14.12.21	Approved Minutes
28.9.21	Approved Minutes
10.6.21 AC21.26 to AC21.28 AC21.29a-d AC21.30-k AC21.31a-h AC21.32a to AC21.36d AC21.37 to AC21.38b	Approved Minutes
18.3.21	Approved Minutes

2020
17.12.20	Approved Minutes
24.11.20 (Joint Meeting with Quality, Safety & Experience Committee) Appendix 1 Item JAQS20/8
17.9.20	Approved Minutes
28.7.20	Approved Minutes
29.6.20 The following documents considered in closed session were approved by the Audit Committee and are now published below:- Annual Governance Statement Audit Committee Annual report Quality, Safety and Experience Committee Annual Report Briefing on Financial Statements, Annual Accounts and Remuneration Report	Approved Minutes
19.3.20	Approved Minutes

Agenda and Papers 2019	Approved Minutes
12.12.2019.	Approved Minutes
5.11.2019 Joint Meeting with Quality Safety & Experience Committee	Approved Minutes
12.09.2019	Approved Minutes
30.05.2019	Approved Minutes
14.03.2019	Approved Minutes

For previous minutes and papers, please contact the relevant Secretariat as named above