Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance submits a report to present to Committee a summary of Internal Audit work completed in the first and second quarters of the financial year 2015-16; that is between 1^st April and 30^th September 2015. The report provides relevant information on the progress made by the Council in implementing recommendations arising from reports issues by Internal Audit, and to provide more detail on those Internal Audit reports in which low assurance levels have been given and where there are material concerns. The Committee are recommended to receive note the key issues identified in the report.

The Director of Finance presented a summary of Internal Audit work completed in the first and second quarters of the financial year 2015-16, (1 April to 30 September 2015).  The report included information on the progress made by the Council in implementing recommendations arising from reports issued by Internal Audit, as well as information on Internal Audit reports in which low assurance levels had been given and where there were material concerns.

The Audit Manager confirmed that:-

·           Assurance levels currently were slightly higher than they had been; and

·           Assurances had been received that all recommendations in the Internal Audit report highlighted had been implemented, including those related to previous problems that were the responsibility of the supplier.

RESOLVED:

That the issues identified in the report be noted.