Monday 18 May - Finance, Risk and Audit Committee

Finance, Risk, Audit and Standards Committee

Decide budgeting and financial matters, in accordance with the Authority's Financial Regulations
Monitoring the performance against budgets and set financial targets and budgets for future years
Monitor the Authority's performance against targets
Consider, adopt and monitor corporate personnel policies and practices
Steer the organisation towards the highest ethical standards and the fullest possible compliance with Nolan Principles and the organisation's Values and Codes of Conduct

Business

Venue: The National Park Office, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley

Date: Monday 18 May 2026 at 10am

Meeting Live Stream

1. Livestreaming and recording – The Chair to inform members of the public that the meeting is livestreamed and recorded.

2. Emergency evacuation procedure – The Chair to inform members of the public of the emergency evacuation procedure.

3. Apologies for absence

4. Public minutes on the meeting held on 23 February 2026

5. Members are reminded that it is their responsibility to declare the nature of any personal, prejudicial and/or disclosable interests relating to any agenda item immediately prior to its consideration and are encouraged to complete a written declaration using the form provided.

6. Exclusion of the public from the meeting during consideration of items 18 & 19 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 & 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

7. 25/26 Internal Audits reports – Thom Absolom

8. External Audit - Audit Strategy Memorandum

9. External Funding

10. Draft Annual Governance Statement

11. Quarterly Performance scorecard

12. Financial outturn update 2025/26

13. Property update

14. Proposed new ‘Complaints Policy’ and procedure

15. Health and Safety update

16. End of year Treasury Management update

17. Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

Private business - Minutes/reports circulated to Members only