Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) submitted the Annual Report for 2017/18.  The SIAS Officer provided a summary of the report.  Councillor P Boylan sought and was provided with clarification on the significant differences in the Partner / Consultancy budget and outturn figures.  The Head of Strategic Finance and Property explained that there had been a re-structure and in the interim, there was a need to use consultancy staff in order to be compliant with work which needed to be undertaken.  The Head of Strategic Finance undertook to write to Members with a breakdown.  She added that SIAS had now filled the roles that had been vacant.

It was moved by Councillor D Oldridge and seconded by Councillor S Cousins that the Shared Internal Audit Service Annual Report 2017/18 be approved, including the provision of a breakdown of partner / consultancy budget figures.  After being put the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED - that (A) the Shared Internal Audit Service Annual Report 2017/18 be received; and

(B)   the Head of Strategic Finance and Property provide a Members with a breakdown of Partner / Consultancy Budget Outturn figures.