Agenda item

5.1

The Senior Finance Manager, Internal Audit submitted a report providing an updated position on implementation of recommendations contained in audit reports issued with a high opinion.

5.2

Kayleigh Inman, Senior Finance Manager, Internal Audit responded to questions from Members of the Committee as follows:-

·         A lot of the items were being subsumed into bigger programmes. For example, within the People Services portfolio, a strategic review within Lifelong Learning may impact on the implementation of recommendations related to Training Centres.

·         Although some services such as Markets and Parking Services had remained on the list for a long time, this was because a number of reviews had been undertaken rather than recommendations not being implemented. The Internal Audit team change the scope of reviews rather than continually repeating the same reviews. The change in the management structure and recruitment of more staff within Parking Services had given the Internal Audit team confidence that progress was being made.

5.3

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)

notes the report;

(b)

agrees to the removal of the following reports from the tracker:-

·         External Funding (Corporate Review)

·         Immediate Care Assessment Team (ICAT) to Short Term Intervention Team (STIT)

·         Delivery of Capital Schemes and Capital Gateway Approvals (Place)

·         Strong Economy Projects (Place)

·         Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards (DOLS) (People); and

(c)

an additional appendix be included with future reports outlining potential risks arising from any delays in implementing recommendations from Internal Audit and responses from the Executive Management Team to those risks.