Issue - meetings

To consider a report summarising the work of the Council’s internal audit function during the 2018/19 municipal year.

The Committee considered a report summarising the work of the Council’s Internal Audit function for the 2018/19 financial year.

In 2018/19 a total of 17 internal audits had been completed from the Audit Plan. In addition, 5 ad hoc pieces of work had been undertaken. The unscheduled audits had included Off the Grid, theseasonal artisan shop opened by the Council over the 2018/19 Christmas and New Year period, and the Heritage Service, which had been requested by management as a result of the service’s relocation to The SQ.  

The Committee noted that in the previous year it had resolved that any changes to the Internal Audit Work Programme would be reported and agreed with the Chairman of the Audit & Standards Committee. Members expressed disappointment that the Committee’s decision had not been followed this year and received assurances that it would be carried out in future. 

RESOLVED to

(i)        note the 2018-19annual Audit Report; and

(ii)      reiteratethat any changes to the Internal Audit Work Programme be reported and agreed with the Chairman of the Audit and Standards Committee.