To receive apologies for those Members who are unable to attend the meeting.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any Personal and Discloseable Pecuniary interest in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct.

(Members Code of Conduct - Part D1 of the Constitution)

To approve the minutes as a true and correct record.

To set out the key risks associated with the production of the financial statements alongside details of the mitigating action in order to satisfy the Committee as to the robustness of the management arrangements in place. Also to review the proposed Accounting Policies under which the financial statements will be produced.

To outline the lessons learnt during the 2023-24 closedown and the actions being taken to make improvements for the 2024-25 closedown and production of the Council's accounting statements.

To provide a progress update on the work of Internal Audit.

To receive information on the Council's Information Governance activity, management of Cyber Security Risks and work of the Information Governance Group for 2024.

To provide the Audit Committee with information about progress in delivering the responsibilities of the external auditors for Kingston upon Hull City Council.

To review the Work Programme.

To consider the exclusion of the press and public for the items listed as exempt.

• Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);