Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) submitted a report setting out the progress made in delivering the Council’s Annual Audit Plan for 2013/13, and proposed amendments to the approved 2013/14 Audit Plan.  SIAS also provided the status on previously agreed high priority audit recommendations and an update on performance management information, the detail of which was set out in the report now submitted.

In response to a query regarding the follow up on ICT reviews being assessed when the outcomes of the IT Business Continuity Plan audit review were agreed, the Chairman explained that an officer from Stevenage was temporarily acting as the Head of Service and that a decision would shortly be taken by both East Herts and Stevenage Councils regarding shared services which included ICT as a service.  Members supported the suggestion that an item on IT Business Continuity Plan be added to the Agenda for the next meeting in September 2013.

The Committee approved the report.

RESOLVED – that (A) the Internal Audit Progress Report be noted;

(B)       the amendments to the 2013/14 Audit Plan as at 14 June 2013, as submitted, be approved; and

(C)       the removal of implemented high priority recommendations be approved.