AUDIT COMMITTEE 

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBER

FORM OF APPLICATION

SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Voluntary Opportunity

AUDIT COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS

Local authorities are facing unprecedented financial challenges, having to balance ever decreasing resources with increasing demand for services.

To help the Council meet these challenges, the Audit Committee has a key role to play in ensuring that our governance, financial procedures and risk management processes are sound. 

We are looking to appoint an independent member for the Audit Committee to work with and support our elected members of the Committee. You will be expected to attend up to six afternoon meetings and/or training sessions in a year and be available to liaise with senior council officers on an ad-hoc basis.

You will need to be totally independent of the Council and preferably live or work in the Borough of Solihull. You cannot be an independent member if you are, or have been in the last five years, a Councillor, an employee of the Council or closely associated with anyone who has been a Councillor or employee of the Council.

Whilst this is a voluntary role, the Council will cover all travel and subsistence expenses incurred through time spent on the Committee.

For more information, please contact Steve Sparkes, Head of Audit Services on 0121 704 6282  Email: ssparkes@solihull.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is 30th April 2025.

SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

AUDIT COMMITTEE 
 
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP 

Applicants must read the Information for Applicants printed at the end of this form

SURNAME:

FIRST NAME: 

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:

EMAIL:

I AM OVER 18:

OCCUPATION:

REASONS FOR APPLYING
Please say why you are interested in becoming an independent member of the Audit Committee

RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 
(Please say what skills, experience and qualities you would bring to the Audit Committee)

Please set out here any connection you have or at any time in the past have had with
the Council other than as a council tax payer or as a recipient of Council services:

If you are or have been actively connected with a political party please give details:
Please give details of any local voluntary organisations with whom you are actively
involved:

Declaration:

I confirm that I have read the Information for Applicants and declare that the information given in this form is correct and that I am not disqualified from being or becoming a member of a district, county or London Borough
Council

Signed .......................................................... Date: .............................................................

All information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will be used only for the purpose of selecting and appointing an independent member of the Audit Committee.

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING AND RETURNING THIS FORM

This form, when completed, should be sent by email to legal@solihull.gov.uk

Or by post in an envelope marked "Audit Committee" to:

Head of Legal & Democratic Services 
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House
Solihull
B91 3QB

Closing date – 30 April 2025