Agenda item

5.1

The Senior Finance Manager (Internal Audit) introduced a report that gave details of the progress that had been made against recommendations in audit reports that have been given a high opinion and summarised the implementation of recommendations by priority in each audit review. Of the 87 recommendations, 55 had been implemented, 31 were ongoing and only one recommendation was considered to be outstanding as no action had been taken.

5.2

The report proposed that three audits were removed for the action tracker. In addition, the Senior Finance Manager proposed that as there were 8 ongoing recommendations for the audit of Transitions Governance Arrangements and insufficient progress had been made, the audit was removed from the action tracker and that a further full review would be undertaken.

5.3

A Member of the Committee sought reassurance regarding the revised implementation dates for the two recommendations for the Statutory Responsibilities Health Check audit not being met. In response, the Senior Finance Manager indicated that those recommendations were ongoing. This item was included in the Annual Governance Statement and there was a mechanism for those recommendations to be reviewed annually.

5.4

Resolved: That the Committee:-

(a)

notes the report;

(b)

agrees that the audits relating to Firs Hill Primary School – Financial Health Check, Mailroom Processes (Proactive Fraud Review), Delivery of Highway Scheme and Transitions Governance Arrangements are removed from the action tracker; and

(c)

notes that the report on the further audit of the Transitions Governance Arrangements would be circulated to Members of the Committee when the audit had been completed.