Audit Committee

It is the function of the Audit Committee to: -

• review the establishment and maintenance of an effective system of integrated governance, risk management and internal control
• review the Annual Report and Financial Statements before submission to the Council, focusing particularly on the wording in the Statement on Internal Control
• ensure that an effective internal audit function is established and provides appropriate independent assurance
• review the work and findings of the External Auditor and consider the implications and management's responses to their work
• review the organisation's arrangements for its employees and Members to raise concerns, in confidence, about possible wrongdoing in financial reporting or other matters

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On 10 November 2009 the Council of the GDC elected the Audit Committee. The membership is as follows:

• Alan MacDonald - Lay Council Member (Chair)
• Wakkas Khan - Registrant Council Member
• Rosemary Carter - Lay Council Member
• Denis Toppin - Registrant Council Member

2010 Meeting Dates

• Monday 1 February 
• Wednesday 17 March
• Wednesday 21 April
• Tuesday 13 July (tentative)
• Tuesday 9 November (tentative)

The Audit Committee may meet in public however this is dependent on the commercial or legal sensitivity of the business of the meeting.  Reasons for when an item will be considered in closed session are contained in the Protocols Governing Council's Method of Working.  Members of the public who wish to attend an Audit Committee meeting are advised to contact the Secretary of the Committee.

Contact Details
For any further information and minutes of these meetings, please contact:

Siobhan McLoughlin, Secretary to Audit Committee Governance Manager
Tel: +44(0)20 7887 3859
Email: smcloughlin@gdc-uk.org