Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meetings 2025/26

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 15 May 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Approve minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2025 Matters arising (attached) CEO/Accounting Officer verbal update Draft Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 2024/25 Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion Internal Audit Progress Report Interim Progress Report Deep ...

Audit and Risk Assurance commitee meeting - 30 January 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Approve minutes of the meeting held on 10 October and 6 Dec 2024 Matters arising (attached) CEO/Accounting Officer verbal update Internal Audit Progress report Key Financial Controls - creditors, procurement and whistleblowing audit report 2025-26 draft internal aud ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 15 October 2025 1. Welcome and Introduction 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2025 5. Matters arising 6. Action Log (attached) 7. Chair’s Business 8. CEO/Accounting Officer Update 9. LGSCO’s Framework Agreement 10. 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts 11. Progress report from NAO 12. Audit and R ...

Yearly News 2025 18 Dec 2025 Ombudsman publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 06 Nov 2025 Leicester rejects Ombudsman recommendation for homeless family placed in B&B for too long 06 Nov 2025 Ombudsman criticises way TfL changed its ULEZ scrappage schemes 31 Oct 2025 Ombudsman responds to National Audit Office report on School Transport 30 Oct 2025 New guide aims to improve support for chil ...

Monthly News July 2025 31 Jul 2025 Provider failed to respond to family’s concerns for more than a year 24 Jul 2025 Ombudsman reminds councils to review SEN needs before Key Stage transfers 24 Jul 2025 Are children’s voices being heard? Two Ombudsman reports highlight issues councils face dealing with statutory process 16 Jul 2025 Children’s complaints still dominate Ombudsman casework in 2024-25 ...

Monthly News February 2025 28 Feb 2025 Ombudsman responds to NAO report on sustainability of local government finances 27 Feb 2025 Nearly 60% of eligible Tameside children waited more than eight months for education support plan update, Ombudsman reports 20 Feb 2025 “Just who is left to fight their corner?” – Ombudsman launches report on fostering for councils 12 Feb 2025 Judge upholds Ombudsman’ ...

Payments 2025-26 December 2026 (XLSX) December 2026 (CSV) December 2026 (ODS) November 2026 (XLSX) November 2026 (CSV) November 2026 (ODS) October 2025 (XLSX) October 2025 (CSV) October 2025 (ODS) September 2025 (XLSX) September 2025 (CSV) September 2025 (ODS) August 2025 (XLSX) August 2025 (CSV) August 2025 (ODS) July 2025 (XLSX) July 2025 (CSV) July 2025 (ODS) June 2025 (XLSX) June 2025 (CSV) J ...

Monthly News March 2025 27 Mar 2025 Croydon woman’s back broken by home-help device when council withdrew care funding 20 Mar 2025 Islington woman scared she would be “left to die” due to council inaction 20 Mar 2025 Moors Park (Bishopsteignton) Ltd refuses to agree to Ombudsman recommendations 13 Mar 2025 Rochdale’s systemic SEND issues highlighted in Ombudsman report 05 Mar 2025 New Chief Execu ...

Monthly News September 2025 25 Sep 2025 Ombudsman investigation uncovers significant delays in Yorkshire council’s EHC Plan process 18 Sep 2025 Ombudsman calls for reform of adult care complaints in annual review 11 Sep 2025 Cheshire East wrongly started care proceedings process against mum who simply needed support 10 Sep 2025 Ombudsman writes to Secretary of State after council refuses to accep ...