Issue - meetings

The Internal Audit Consortium Manager presented a report summarising the internal audit reports issued during the period 1 June 2019 to 16 August 2019, in respect of reports issued relating to the 2019/20 internal audit plan.

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

-      ‘Substantial Assurance’ – 2

-      ‘Reasonable Assurance’ – 4

The committee was informed that no fraud had been discovered.

New members of the committee asked for clarification on what checks are in place to ensure that the recommendations are acted upon. The Internal Audit Consortium Manager explained that officers are required to determine timescales for the recommendations to be implemented and then any outstanding recommendations are presented to this committee every six months. The senior leadership team and corporate management team are committed to ensuring that the work of the audit team is acted upon without delay. It was agreed that a full audit report be included with the agenda pack of the next committee meeting to enable members to observe the whole process.

* RESOLVED –

That the report be noted.