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Audit and Governance Committee

Terms of Reference

  • To receive reports on matters relating to Corporate Governance and policy issues relating to ITA powers and responsibilities including:
  • To deal with the Authority’s arrangements relating to accounts including:
    • receive monitoring reports on capital and revenue expenditure;
    • approval of the annual statement of accounts;
    • approval of the Annual Governance Statement.
  • To consider the arrangements relating to external audit including:
    • agreement and review of the audit plan;
    • receipt of all external audit reports;
    • responding to the auditors as required.
  • To consider arrangements relating to internal audit including:
    • agreement of the annual internal audit plan;
    • receipt of internal audit's end of year report;
    • monitoring the performance of internal audit.
  • To consider the adequacy of the Authority's corporate governance arrangements (eg internal control, risk management, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations).
  • To review the adequacy of policies and practices to ensure compliance with statutory and other guidance
  • To monitor proposed national, European or regional policy or legislative changes which might affect the powers and responsibilities of the Authority or Executive.
  • To report as necessary on these matters to the ITA Executive Board and/or Joint Authority.

Membership

  • Mick Coulson
  • Mike Ellis (Chair)
  • Eric Firth
  • Janet Holmes
  • James Lewis
  • Andrew Pinnock

Link to Agendas and Minutes