Agenda

Venue: Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Ground Floor, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Contact: Sue Riley, Secretariat Officer 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements

2.

Declarations of Interests

General Counsel

 

Members are reminded that any interests in a matter under discussion must be declared at the start of the meeting, or at the commencement of the item of business. 

 

Members must not take part in any discussion or decision on such a matter and, depending on the nature of the interest, may be asked to leave the room during the discussion.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 5 June 2023 pdf icon PDF 262 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 5 June 2023 and authorise the Chair to sign them.

4.

Matters Arising and Actions List pdf icon PDF 105 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the updated actions list.

Additional documents:

5.

TfL Annual Report and Statement of Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 545 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and

 

(a)  approve the 2022/23 Statement of Accounts, subject to any comments Members might have, and agree that the Statutory Chief Finance Officer will make any further adjustments arising from the work prior to the auditors Ernst & Young LLP, signing their opinion, or from any comments made by the Board of any subsidiary company. Should any changes be required to the Statement of Accounts, which in the opinion of the Statutory Chief Finance Officer are material, he will seek approval of the Audit and Assurance Committee for these changes;

 

(b)  note that the TfL Board has authorised the Chief Customer and Strategy Officer to make any further design or editorial changes to the Annual Report as may be required; and

 

(c)   note that the Chair of the Audit and Assurance Committee will sign and date the Statement of Accounts in due course.

 

 

 

 

Additional documents:

External Audit Items

6.

EY Annual Audit Letter pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and the supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

Additional documents:

7.

Effectiveness Review of External Auditors pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and the supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

Audit, Risk and Assurance Items

8.

Risk and Assurance Quarter 1 Report 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 477 KB

Director of Risk and Assurance

 

The Committee is asked to note the report, approve the Internal Audit Plan 2023/24 Phase 2 set out in Appendix 1, and note  the exempt supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

Additional documents:

9.

Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group Quarterly Report pdf icon PDF 515 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group’s Quarterly Report and the management response.

Additional documents:

10.

TTL Properties Limited Assurance Update pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Director of Risk and Assurance

 

The Committee is asked to note the report and the supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

Additional documents:

Accounting and Governance

11.

Freedom of Information Update pdf icon PDF 137 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper.

Additional documents:

12.

Financial Control Environment Trend Indicators pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the dashboard at Appendix 1.

Additional documents:

13.

Register of Gifts and Hospitality for Members and Senior Staff pdf icon PDF 135 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper.

Additional documents:

14.

Members' Suggestions for Future Discussion Items pdf icon PDF 105 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the forward plan and is invited to raise any suggestions for future discussion items for the forward plan and for informal briefings.

Additional documents:

15.

Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent

The Chair will state the reason for urgency of any item taken.

16.

Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 10.00am.

17.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Committee is recommended to agree to exclude the press and public from the meeting, in accordance with paragraphs 3 & 7 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business.

 

Agenda Part 2

18.

EY Annual Audit Letter

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

 

19.

Effectiveness Review of the External Auditors

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

 

20.

Risk and Assurance Quarter 1 Report 2023/24

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

 

 

21.

TTL Properties Limited Assurance Update

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.