Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) submitted a report setting out the internal auditor’s overall view on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s control environment on key issues.  The report summarised the performance of SIAS with regard to work already undertaken for the Council, the outcomes of the self-assessment against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme.  SIAS also presented their Audit Charter for the civic year 2015/16 for approval.

The Chairman was pleased to see that issues regarding the distribution of workload and their completion timeframes had been resolved.   The Shared Internal Audit Service Officer explained how this had been achieved.

The Director of Finance and Support Services confirmed that the scope and resources for internal audit were not subject to inappropriate limitations in 2014/15.

Members approved the recommendations detailed in the report, now submitted.

RESOLVED – that (A) the Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual report be noted;

(B)       the results of the Self-Assessment as required by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme be noted;

(C)       the Audit Charter be approved; and

(D)       the assurance from management, that the scope and resources for internal audit were not subject to inappropriate limitations in 2014/15 be noted.