Committee details
West of England Combined Authority Audit Committee
Purpose of committee
The West of England Combined Authority Audit Committee comprises 12 people; 11 members from the three constituent authorities of the West of England Combined Authority, and one independent member. The role of the Audit Committee is to provide independent assurance to the West of England Combined Authority on its governance, internal control and risk management arrangements, and to oversee the statutory financial reporting process.
WRITTEN PUBLIC QUESTIONS
1. Any member of the public can submit a maximum of two written questions to a meeting.
2. The deadline for the submission of questions is 5.00 pm, at least 3 clear working days ahead of a meeting.
3. Questions should be addressed to the Chair of the meeting and e-mailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.
4. Under the direction of the Chair, wherever possible, written replies to questions will be sent to questioners by the end of the working day prior to the meeting.
5. Please note - under committee procedures, there is no opportunity for oral supplementary questions to be asked at committee meetings.
6. Questions and replies will be circulated to committee members in advance of the meeting and published on the Combined Authority website.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
1. Any member of the public may submit a written statement (or petition) to a meeting.
2. Please note that one statement per individual is permitted.
3. Statements must be submitted in writing and received by the deadline of 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. Statements should be emailed to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.
Membership
- Jennifer Whitten
- Christine Fraser
- Cllr David Addison South Gloucestershire Council
- Cllr Andrew Brown Bristol City Council
- Cllr Ben Burton South Gloucestershire Council
- Cllr Tessa Fitzjohn Bristol City Council
- Cllr Geoff Gollop (Chair) Bristol City Council
- Mark Hatcliffe Independent Member of Audit Committee
- Cllr John Leach Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Cllr Steve Pearce Bristol City Council
- Cllr Tim Rippington Bristol City Council
- Cllr Adrian Rush South Gloucestershire Council
- Cllr Toby Simon Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Cllr David Wilcox (Vice-Chair) Bristol City Council
Contact information
Postal address:
West of England Combined Authority
70 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6AL
Phone: 0743 660 0459
Email: democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk