Agenda

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

Venue: Council Chamber, District Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth, Herts, SG6 3JF

Contact: Email: Committee.Services@north-herts.gov.uk 01462474655

Note: Moved from Wednesday 4 February 2026

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting. Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting.
2.	MINUTES - 7 JANUARY 2026 PDF 272 KB To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 7 January 2026.
3.	NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency. The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.
4.	CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.
5.	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.
6.	ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2024/25 AND ACTION PLAN FOR 2025/26 PDF 174 KB View the background to item 6. REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY MANAGER This report presents the final Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for the year 2024/25. The Statement reviews the Council’s governance arrangements for the 2024/25 period. It also includes an Action Plan to update/improve those arrangements for the following financial year (2025/26). The report also includes a progress update on this action plan. Additional documents: Appendix A – Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 , item 6. PDF 1 MB Appendix B – AGS Action Plan for 2025/26 , item 6. PDF 84 KB
7.	STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2024/25 PDF 124 KB View the background to item 7. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES To consider the Statement of Accounts 2024/25. Additional documents: Appendix A: Statement of Accounts 2024/25 , item 7. PDF 2 MB Appendix B: KPMG Annual Report , item 7. PDF 341 KB Appendix C: KPMG Year End Report (ISA 260) to the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee , item 7. PDF 798 KB Appendix D: Management Representation Letter , item 7. PDF 193 KB
8.	BUDGET 2026/27 (REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS) PDF 241 KB View the background to item 8. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES To consider the Revenue and Capital Budgets for 2026/27. Additional documents: Appendix A – Financial Risks 2026/27 , item 8. PDF 124 KB Appendix B – Revenue Budget Savings and Investments , item 8. PDF 208 KB Appendix C – Capital Programme 2026-36 , item 8. PDF 144 KB Appendix D - Section 25 report , item 8. PDF 133 KB Appendix E - Budget Summary 2026/27– 2028/29 , item 8. PDF 101 KB Appendix F- Budget consultation results , item 8. PDF 262 KB
9.	INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2026/27 PDF 150 KB View the background to item 9. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES To consider the Investment Strategy 2026/27. Additional documents: Appendix A- Investment Strategy , item 9. PDF 513 KB
10.	POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS The Chair to lead a discussion regarding possible agenda items for future meetings.