Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee is responsible to the Board of Trustees for reviewing the effectiveness of internal arrangements.

Responsibilities and terms of reference

The Audit and Risk Committee is one of the committees of the Board of Trustees.

It is independent of the Executive Group, and advises the Board of Trustees on the Executive Group's arrangements for:

internal control
risk management
governance
value for money
data management and quality assurance data management.

For full details of the Audit and Risk Committee's responsibilities, see Ordinance 4 - Appendix A.‌

Membership

As a group, the committee members are empowered to make decisions. They can take advice from others attending the meeting.

Members and roles

The Audit and Risk Committee has up to 7 members.

Mrs Ololade Adesanya, Independent Trustee (Chair)
Mr Stephen Robertson, Independent Trustee (Deputy Chair)
Professor Dame Melanie Welham, Independent Trustee
Ms Julie Goldstein, Additional Member
Professor Mary Bishop, Additional Member
Miss Michaela Munro, Additional Member

If we identify a skill gap in the committee, we will recruit members with this expertise. These individuals usually do not work for the University and will take the role of 'Additional Member'. The committee can appoint up to 3 additional members, who are not members of the Board of Trustees.

Attendees

The following staff may attend meetings and offer advice to committee members:

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
Head of Internal Audit
External Audit Lead Partner

They do not have authority to make committee decisions and are not eligible to vote in meetings.

Committee Secretary

Current post-holder: Lucy Penrose, Deputy Head of Governance
Email: deputyhead-governance@bristol.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)117 45 54473

Vacancies

There are currently no vacancies.

Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines 2023/24

View paper submission guidance.

Thursday 19 October 2023, 2pm
(Paper deadline 28 September 2023)
Tuesday 24 October 2023, 2:30pm
(Paper deadline 20 October 2023)
Monday 15 January 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 14 December 2023)
Monday 4 March 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 15 February 2024)
Monday 10 June 2024, 2pm
(Paper deadline 20 May 2024)

Minutes

Download minutes from previous Audit and Risk Committee meetings.

2023/24

10 June 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
4 March 2024 (TO FOLLOW)
15 January 2024 (PDF, 195kB)
24 October 2023 (PDF, 127kB)
19 October 2023 (PDF, 177kB)

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