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Audit and Risk Management Committee
Tuesday, 27th October 2026 at 6:00pm
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Darren Jones Independant Person
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
3 Members' Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interest
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4 Minutes
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5 PUBLIC AND MEMBER QUESTIONS
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5 a) Public Questions
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5 b) Statements and petitions
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5 c) Questions by Members
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10 PROCUREMENT ANNUAL UPDATE
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Harry Gorman Green Party
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Rajnish Ahuja Wirral Council Head of Procurement
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
6 External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update
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Mr Stuart Basnett Grant Thornton
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
7 2025/26 UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
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Shaun Allen (Wirral Council) Senior Finance Business Partner
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
8 External Audit and External Assurance Review Recommendations Update
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- External Audit and External Assurance Review Recommendations Update
- Appendix 1 - Auditors Annual Report for Wirral Council 2024 2025
- Appendix 2 - 2024-25 External Audit Recommendations Update
- Appendix 3 - Wirral Council External Assurance Review 2026
- Appendix 4 – CIPFA Recommendation Mapping and Delivery Arrangements
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Shaun Allen (Wirral Council) Senior Finance Business Partner
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Shaun Allen (Wirral Council) Senior Finance Business Partner
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Dan Kirwan (Wirral Council) Interim Director of Finance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
9 SENIOR INFORMATION RISK OWNER (SIRO) REPORT
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Harry Gorman Green Party
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Mr Johnathen Morely
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Cllr Harry Gorman Green Party
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Mr Johnathen Morely
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Cllr Harry Gorman Green Party
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Mr Johnathen Morely
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Jason Gooding (Wirral Council) Director of Corporate Services
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Mr Johnathen Morely
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
11 Corporate Risk Management Action Plan Update
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Helen Turner (Wirral Council) Insurance Risk & Business Continuity Manager
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Helen Cameron Conservative
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
12 Internal Audit Update
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Jason Gooding (Wirral Council) Director of Corporate Services
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Gillian Wood Labour
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Jason Gooding (Wirral Council) Director of Corporate Services
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
13 Audit and Risk Management Committee Improvement Plans Update
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
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David Eden (Wirral Council) Head of Risk and Compliance
14 Annual Counter Fraud Report
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Cllr Brenda Hall Labour
15 Work Programme
- Minutes, 24/06/2026 Audit and Risk Management Committee, opens in new tab
- External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Wirral Council Audit Progress Report and Sector Updates, opens in new tab
- 2025/26 UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Wirral Council Unaudited Statement of Accounts 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Summary Statements and Changes to accounts, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Glossary of Terms, opens in new tab
- External Audit and External Assurance Review Recommendations Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Auditors Annual Report for Wirral Council 2024 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - 2024-25 External Audit Recommendations Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Wirral Council External Assurance Review 2026, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 – CIPFA Recommendation Mapping and Delivery Arrangements, opens in new tab
- ANNUAL SIRO REPORT, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - SIRO Report, opens in new tab
- Procurement Annual Update Oct 26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Contracts awarded over 500k FY 25-26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Breaches Exceptions Summary April 24 - March 26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Variations Extensions FY 25-26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 - CPA Lifecycle Current stats, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5 - RPO 2025-26, opens in new tab
- Risk Management Action Plan Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Risk Management Action Plan Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – Example of Corporate Risk Register Power BI Report, opens in new tab
- Enc. 1 for Internal Audit Update, opens in new tab
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- Enc. 4 for Internal Audit Update, opens in new tab
- Enc. 1 for Audit and Risk Management Committee Improvement Plans Update, opens in new tab
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- Enc. 4 for Audit and Risk Management Committee Improvement Plans Update, opens in new tab
- Annual Counter Fraud Report, opens in new tab
- Enc. 1 for Annual Counter Fraud Report, opens in new tab
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- Work Programme Report, opens in new tab
- ARMC Work Programme 202627, opens in new tab
- Audit and Risk Management Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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