Issue - meetings

The Shared Internal Audit Service submitted a report detailing the progress made by SIAS in delivering the Council’s Annual Audit Plan for 2015/16 as at 1 January 2016.  The report proposed amendments to the approved 2015/16 Audit Plan as detailed within the report and provided the implementation status of previously agreed high priority audit recommendations.  The report also provided an update on performance management information as at 1 January 2016.  The SIAS Officer provided a summary of the report.

In response to a query from Councillor B Deering regarding the length of time taken to put in place the Business Continuity Plan, the Director of Finance and Support Services explained the background to the internal audit work carried out in 2011; the new infrastructure now in place and the need to ensure that all the new work was properly signed off.  She assured the Member that this would be completed by March 2016.  The Chairman welcomed the cautious monitoring approach.

In response to a query by Councillor S Stainsby in terms of whether any further support was needed by the Shared Internal Audit Service from the Council or whether other reviews were needed.  SIAS confirmed that they were happy with the ongoing support from the Council and that it looked at the local risk registers and joint working arrangements to develop plans with other local authorities.  The Director of Finance and Support Services referred to new developments this year in relation to the new Shared Anti-Fraud Service which would be included within the internal audit plan.

The Committee approved the report.

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

(B)   the amendments to the Audit Plan as at 1 January 2016 and as now submitted, be approved; and

(C)  the status of high priority recommendations be noted.