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Joint Audit Committee

The Joint Audit Committee scrutinises internal processes, spending and risk management policies. It also has the power to review finance issues referred by the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable and monitor internal control processes, audit reports and the annual statements of accounts.

Members are paid a daily rate of £211.50 (half rate for half days). 

The meeting Terms of Reference can be viewed here.

Read or download the JAC annual report 2023-2024.

 

Meeting dates

  • 12th March 2026 - 13:00
  • 11th June 2026 - 10:00
  • 17th September - 10:00
  • 2nd December - 10:00
Joint Audit Committee meetings are usually held at Sutton Road, Maidstone, but they are also live streamed. A link to the live stream will be provided closer to the time. 

 

Members of the public and media are welcome to attend; however, it should be noted that there is no opportunity to raise issues or ask questions. If you wish to attend and observe the meeting, you must email [email protected] at least one week prior to the meeting date.

Papers from Joint Audit Committee meetings are published below. Please contact us if you require:

  • copies of any of the documents in an alternative format
  • copies of historic meeting papers
 
Please note: The PDFs on this page may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Please email us to request an accessible version.
 

00. March JAC Agenda

03. JAC Matters Arising - 2024

04. December 23 JAC Minutes  

06. Victims Satisfaction Survey JAC March 2024

07. Joint Audit Committee Report 1

10. JAC Audit Recommendations Tracker

11. Q3 Report and MTFP Update for JAC

11a. CFO Report - 2024-25 final v3

11b. Annex A MTFP

11c. Annex B Reserves Strategy

11d. Annex B1 - Reserves Final PCP version.xlsx

11e. Annex C_Capital Strategy

12. HMICFRS JAC Inspection Update

13a. Internal Audit Plan 2024-25

13b. Progress Report March 2024

13c. Final Emerging Risk Radar January 2024 3rd Edition

13d. Taking action to drive improvement

13e. Global Internal Audit Standards

14. 23 KP VFM Interim Report

15a. Treasury Management Strategy 202425 final

15b. MRP Strategy 2024-25 final

15c. Appendix A Prudential Indicators 24.25 final

16. Local Code of Governance v9

17. OPCC Risk Register February 24

17a. OPCC Risk Register-Covering Report

18. 2024 Forward Work Planner

 

Joint Audit Committee Meeting Papers 

00. Agenda

JAC June Minutes Final

JAC Matters Arising-Final for meeting

August 4th - FINAL Statement of Acts & AGS Minutes

08. HMICFRS JAC FMS Update - 26Sept23

09. HMICFRS JAC Inspection Update - 26Sept23

10. September 23 JAC Audit Recommendations Tracker

11. Emergency services News Briefing Aug 23

11a. Emergency Services Benchmarking Report 2022.23

13. Finance Paper P4 Outturn Report for JAC

14. JAC report - Fraud Whistleblowing Counter Corruption 2023

14a. JAC report - Fraud Appendix A

14b. JAC report - Fraud Appendix B

14c. JAC report - Fraud Appendix C

14d. JAC report - Fraud Appendix D

14e. JAC report - Fraud Appendix E

14f. JAC report - Fraud Appendix F

15. Treasury Management End of Year Annual Report 22.23

16. OPCC Risk Register

16a. OPCC Risk Register-Covering Report

17. Work Planner 2022-23

 

Audit Committee members

Akhter Mateen is a former Chief Auditor of Unilever. He retired from Unilever in Dec 2012. In his 29-year career he has held high-level finance roles in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the UK, Latin America, South East Asia and Australasia.

Since 2014, he has held non-executive roles in various public, private, and not-for-profit organisations. He is currently, a non-executive director and chair of audit committee at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an Independent Member of the Governance, Risk and Audit Committee of the Bar Standards Board, a Trustee of Malala Fund UK and a trustee of Developments in Literacy (DIL) UK – a charity contributing to the education of underprivileged children.

He has also served in the past as the Deputy Chair of Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He has an MBA in Finance.

Karen has worked in internal audit within Government all of her career. While completing her training she worked in local government in Wales and latterly Kent. During the course of her eight years with Kent County Council she provided assurance over a breadth of activities including the magistrates service, the education service and social services as well as leading on audits of Kent Police.

Karen subsequently spent 18 years in the Home Office fulfilling various roles including Head of Internal Audit for the National Crime Agency and the Independent Police Complaints Commission, as well as Head of Audit for HM Passport Office and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (now the Disclosure and Barring Service). 
 
Karen is currently a Group Chief Internal Auditor with the Government Internal Audit Agency. Having fulfilled this role for the Department of Work and Pensions she recently changed portfolio and has responsibility for the Department for Health and Social Care. 
 
Having had a career in or around policing Karen finds the sector interesting and, as a resident, she is passionate about giving back to the area in which she lives.

Sue has spent her career in the voluntary and public sector. She is particularly interested in governance and believes that many organizational failures are due to poor governance.

 

Her main work commitments have been as a Civil Servant in the Department of Health and Home Office, chief executive of a Police Authority, company secretary to two Clinical Commissioning Groups, and a Non-Executive Director of a local Clinical Commissioning Group. She has been on the management committee of several charities and is currently working part-time as company secretary for a health charity. In addition to her work on the Joint Audit Committee, she is about to be a member of the Risk and Audit Committee of Canterbury Cathedral.

 

Sue has a PhD in Ancient History (Sydney University), an MA in Manpower Studies (Westminster University), and is a qualified Company Secretary.

 

Outside work, Sue plays the piano and loves walking her dog Beuno (rhymes with rhino) who is a cockerpoo.

 

Mike’ career has revolved around his Finance discipline and varied roles means he is an accomplished executive and leader with a broad skills base on all aspects of the finance function, governance, risk, and regulatory control, derived from extensive experience in the highly regulated financial services industry.

His roles as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Administration Officer at the London office of one of the world’s largest Banks gave him the opportunity to lead strategic planning and transformational change initiatives across structure, systems, controls, and culture.

He is proud of having empowered individuals to flourish and succeed in their careers; has a passion for equality and his core value of integrity. Mike’s favourite quote is “Equality is a level playing field. Education and opportunity levels the playing field.”

Mike took early retirement in 2023 and made a conscious decision to pursue his interests in sport, education, and society through his portfolio of roles as a lifeguard (Mike represented Wales in his youth), senior exam invigilator, rugby referee and disciplinary panel member for Sussex Rugby Football Union, and Non-Executive Board member at Audit Wales.

Matthew was appointed as Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) in July 2020 after serving as Acting Chief Executive and Registrar of the organisation from September 2019. He has been with the GOsC since October 2000 and prior to his appointment as Chief Executive and Registrar he was Director of Registration and Resources, a post held for eight years.

Matthew is an accountant and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians. He also sits, in a Non-Executive capacity, on the Joint Audit Committee of the Kent Police Crime Commissioner; has sat on the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and has been asked by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to fulfil a similar role, albeit on a temporary basis.

Originally from Bermondsey, South-East London, he now lives in East Sussex having relocated in 2021. Matthew enjoys creative writing, the theatre and is a keen chess player often participating in tournaments around London and the South-East. He is one of the co-organisers of a social chess club in Brighton.