Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) submitted a report setting out the programme of internal audit work for the year ahead and the background explaining why this was required.  The SIAS Head of Assurance explained that the 2014/15 Internal Audit Plan totalled 435 purchased audit days. 

Members were advised that the approach to audit planning for 2014/15 was detailed at paragraph 2.3 of the report.

Councillor J Wing commented on the timescales for completion of remedial activities following on from the SIAS 2013/14 Audit Plan.  Members were referred to Appendices A and B of the report now submitted.

The Director of Finance and Support Services advised that moving forward, CMT (Corporate Management Team) would receive a quarterly report in respect of all internal audit activity and this would enable CMT to pick up on all key issues and areas where slippage was likely to occur.  CMT would also be kept up to date of the timescales regarding all upcoming Audit activity.

The Committee approved the report.

RESOLVED – that the East Herts Internal Audit Plan for 2014/15 be approved.