Agenda

Venue: Conference Rooms 1&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 20 September 2023 pdf icon PDF 256 KB

Interim General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20 September 2023 and authorise the Chair to sign them.

4.

Matters Arising and Actions List pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Interim General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the updated actions list.

Additional documents:

External Audit Items

5.

External Audit Plan TfL, TTL and Subsidiaries - Year Ended 31 March 2024 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper.

Additional documents:

6.

Auditors' Annual Report - Year ended 31 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 200 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the report.

Additional documents:

7.

EY Independence Letter - Non-Audit Services for Period 1 April- 31 October 2023 pdf icon PDF 268 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and agree with EY’s conclusion that the provision of the future services referred to in the appended letter will not create a threat to the firm’s independence as auditor of Transport for London or that any identified threat is at an acceptable level or, if not, will be eliminated, or reduced to an acceptable level; and agree with the provision of those services.

 

Additional documents:

Audit, Risk and Assurance Items

8.

Risk and Assurance Quarter 2 Report 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 400 KB

Director of Risk and Assurance

 

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

Additional documents:

9.

Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group Quarterly Report pdf icon PDF 236 KB

Interim General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the report.

Additional documents:

10.

Places for London Assurance Update pdf icon PDF 141 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.

Legal Compliance Report (1 April - 30 September 2023) pdf icon PDF 327 KB

Interim General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the report.

12.

Annual Tax Compliance Update pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

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

Additional documents:

13.

Enterprise Risk Update - Significant Security Incident Including Cyber Security (ER04) pdf icon PDF 210 KB

Chief Operating Officer

 

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

14.

Financial Control Environment Trend Indicators pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Chief Finance Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and the Financial Control Environment Trend Indicators Dashboard.

Additional documents:

15.

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

Interim General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper.

Additional documents:

16.

Members' Suggestions for Future Discussion Items pdf icon PDF 106 KB

Interim 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:

17.

Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent

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

18.

Date of Next Meeting

Thursday, 14 March 2024 at 10.00am.

19.

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 & 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business.

 

Agenda Part 2

20.

Risk and Assurance Quarter 2 Report 2023/24

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

 

 

21.

Places for London Assurance Update

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

 

22.

Annual Tax Compliance Update

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.

23.

Enterprise Risk Update - Significant Security Incident Including Cyber Security (ER04)

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1.