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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 ...

Guide for complaint managers: Designing and delivering effective complaint systems Updated: 08 May 2026 Guide for complaint managers: Designing and delivering effective complaint systems search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Complaint Handling Code Part 3: The role of the Complaint Manager Part 4: Who may complain Part 5: Service requests and complaint ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 12 October 2023 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 26 January 2023 5. Matters arising Action Log (download report) 6. CEO/Accounting Officer verbal update 7. 2022-23 Annual Report and Accounts 8. Progress report from NAO 9. Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Annual Report ...

Financial regulations Updated: 23 March 2026 Financial regulations search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Commission for Local Administration in England - Financial regulations Part 2: Accounting Regulations

Complaint Academy Updated: 14 January 2026 Complaint Academy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Effective Complaint Handling - local authorities Part 3: Effective Complaint Handling - Care providers Part 4: Useful links and resources

Intake Team Operations Manual Updated: 05 August 2025 Intake Team Operations Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2 Managing Workflow Part 3: 3 Handling Telephone Calls Part 4: 4 Handling Electronic Contacts Part 5: 5 Handling Written Correspondence Part 6: 6 Managing Difficult Situations Part 7: 7 ECHO Part 8: 8 Quality Monitoring Part 9: 9 Man ...

Financial regulations Contents: Chapter index for Financial regulations Updated: 23 March 2026 Financial regulations search Search this content Submit search Part 1 • Commission for Local Administration in England - Financial regulations Last updated: January 2026 1. Introduction The Local Government Act 1974, as amended by the Local Government & Housing Act 1989, contains powers enabling the Com ...

Retention and disposal of casework records policy Updated: 19 November 2025 Retention and disposal of casework records policy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. Records of Intake Team cases Part 3: 3. ECHO records Part 4: 4. Hard copy material Part 5: 5. Exceptions to the 12-month retention period Part 6: 6. Other provisions Part 7: Appendix 1: Ch ...

Information Security Policy Updated: 21 October 2025 Information Security Policy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 1.Data Protection Part 3: 2. Classification of information Part 4: 3.Core principles behind information security measures Part 5: 4.Staff roles and responsibilities Part 6: 5.Access to and use of IT systems Part 7: 6.Protection of IT as ...