Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Services Manager submitted a report setting out the progress which had been made in delivering the Council’s Annual Audit Plan for 2013/14 as at 28 February 2014, as well as an update in respect of performance management information.

Members were advised that the report also proposed a number of amendments to the 2013/14 Audit Plan.

Members were referred to paragraph 2.2 of the report for the 2013/14 reports that had been finalised since 3 January 2014.  In respect of the Building Control Mutual, this audit had been cancelled as the current proposals for developing an alternative business model for building control were not sufficiently advanced for audit involvement.

Members were advised that the 8 days scheduled for this audit work had been returned to contingency for 2013/14 and, although this audit had not been carried over into the draft 2014/15 Audit Plan, the contingency budget could be used if audit involvement was requested.  Members were also advised that the Audit of East Herts IT Business Continuity had been deferred until 2014/15.

The Chairman referred to the actual performance indicator information detailed at paragraph 2.6 of the report now submitted.  He also referred to the 28 February 2014 progress update against the 2013/14 audit plan, set out in Appendix A of the report submitted.  Members were also referred to Appendix B for the implementation status of high priority recommendations.

Members noted the report and approved the recommendations as now detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) the internal audit progress report be received; and

(B)       the amendments to the 2013/14 Audit Plan as at 28 February 2014 as now submitted, be approved.