Issue - meetings

This report outlines progress made on implementing internal audit recommendations to strengthen the control environment.

The Committee received a report outlining progress made on implementing internal audit recommendations. The following matters were considered:

a)            Recommendations with outstanding actions. The Committee noted that there were outstanding actions from the audits of Information Governance, PCI Compliance and Software Licensing. The Committee requested that an update on progress toward these actions be provided at its November meeting.

b)            ICT staffing. The Committee received an update on staffing within the ICT team.

c)            General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. The Committee was informed of the Council’s arrangements for meeting the requirements of GDPR. An officer working group was considering the issue, and a project plan had been produced.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          The Committee noted the progress on the implementation of outstanding high and medium internal audit recommendations from the 2016/17 audit programme and other outstanding recommendations, and requested that an update on progress toward outstanding actions from the audits of Information Governance, PCI Compliance and Software Licensing be provided at its November 2018 meeting.