AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE

will be held as follows:

1. APOLOGIES

   Apologies has been received from Councillors Northey and Milne

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   The minutes of the Audit Sub-Committee meeting held on 6 July 2005 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

   "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

   1. The local authority by resolution so decides; and
   2. The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open to the public,-
      1. The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
      2. The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting."

   Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

   "Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

   1. That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
      1. That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
      2. The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
   2. no resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion."

4. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

   Peter Burden
   Council Services Manager	22 Aug 2005
   Section 48, Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987:

   The following motion is submitted for consideration:

   That the public be excluded from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

   The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under Section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

   Item No.	General subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
   C1.	Scene Setting	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C2	Audit Arrangement Letter	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C3	Audit Engagement Letter	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C4.	Draft Interim Audit Management Letter For The Year Ending 30 June 2005	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C5.	Assurance Services Achievement Against Approved 2004/2005 Work Plan	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C6.	Review Of Assurance Services By Roy Tiffin, Chartered Accountant	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C7A.	Risk And Assurance – An Integrated Approach	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C7B.	Risk And Insurance – An Integrated Approach	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C8.	Risk And Assurance Objectives For 2005/2006	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
   C9.	Work Schedule At August 2005	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)

   This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as follows:

   Item No.	Reason to withhold information under section 7
   C1.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C2.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C3.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C4.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C5.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C6.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C7A.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C7B.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C8.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]
   C9.	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)]