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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: Urtha Felda
Committee Independent Members: 

Dyfed Jones

Rhian Watcyn Jones

Lead Director:   Executive Director of Finance

Secretariat: Laura Jones, Corporate Office  -  via BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk

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

2024  

05.11.2024

To be held on: 05 November 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

SORD Appendix 1

SORD Appendix 2

12.09.2024

To be held on: 12 September 2024, 09:30-14:00

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

18.07.2024 

To be held on: 18 July 2024, 09:30-12:30

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

09.07.2024 

Extraordinary Meeting to be held on: 9th July, 01:30pm - 03:30pm

To be held virtually.

Anyone wishing to attend as an observer should email BCU.OBS@wales.nhs.uk

Approved Minutes

07.05.2024

To be held on: 7 May 2024, 09:30-12:30

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

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

Approved Minutes

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:-

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