Issue - meetings

The Internal Audit Consortium Manager presented a report summarising the internal audit reports issued during the period 6 January 2018 to 9 March 2018, in respect of reports issued relating to the 2017/18 internal audit plan.

It was noted that 9 reports had been issued during this period and had been given the following levels of assurance:

·        ‘Substantial Assurance’ – 2

·        ‘Reasonable Assurance’ – 5

·        ‘Limited Assurance’ – 1

·        ‘Inadequate Assurance’ – 1

The Committee welcomed James Drury, Executive Director, and Ian Waller, Assistant Director – Health and Wellbeing, to discuss the Inadequate Assurance audit report on ‘Corporate Health and Safety’ issued on 26 January, 2018.

James Drury advised that a Health and Safety Recovery Plan had been produced, in consultation with members of the Corporate Management Team and workplace health and safety representatives, to provide a clear, effective and holistic response to tackling the issues relating to corporate health and safety.

It was noted that the Plan had set out reasonable and appropriate timescales for the delivery of all actions to be undertaken, with interim reviews scheduled to monitor progress.

The Committee thanked the Executive Director and Assistant Director – Health and Wellbeing for attending.

The Committee welcomed the Director of Finance and Resources to discuss the Limited Assurance report on ‘Non-Housing Property Repairs’ issued on 1 March, 2018.

It was noted that Kier had undertaken reviews of the Council’s top 10 largest assets, which had accounted for approximately half of the total monetary value of assets owned by the Council. 

It was planned for reviews of the Council’s assets to be continued to ensure that at least 80 per cent of the monetary value of assets had been reviewed.

The Director of Finance and Resources advised that a RAG (Red, Amber, Green) colour coding scheme had been introduced in response to the second recommendation made in the audit report, to more clearly advise officers as to how different repairs should be paid for.

The Committee thanked the Director of Finance and Resources for providing the update. 

* RESOLVED –

That the report be noted.