Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) submitted a report setting out the progress made in delivering the Council’s Annual Audit Plan 2014/15.  The report set out proposed amendments to the Audit Plan and provided an update in relation to the status of previously agreed high priority audit recommendations.  The report now submitted also provided an update of performance management information as at 25 February 2015.

Members were advised that as at 27 February 2015, SIAS had delivered 86% Audit Plan days and that this was now currently 88%.  Members noted the list of reports which had been finalised since the last meeting of Audit Committee.

The Chairman referred to a number of medium priority recommendations made in the Leisure Services - Third Party Inspections Review.  SIAS advised that this matter had been addressed in the 2015/16 audit plan. 

The Chairman stated that he was extremely impressed with the quality of the work and thanked the Shared Internal Audit Service for their ongoing good work.

The Committee noted the Internal Audit Progress Report and agreed to the removal of implemented, high priority recommendations.

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

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