Issue - meetings

This report summarises progress against the audit plan for 2016/17.

The Committee received a report summarising progress against the audit plan for 2016/17.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Audit Assignment: cash handling. The Committee was informed that the Auditor did not have any significant concerns regarding cash handling procedures at the Council, following the actions undertaken to rectify issues identified by a previous review.

b)            Scheduling of audit assignments. The Internal Auditor informed the Committee that she was confident that all the scheduled reviews would be completed within the agreed timeframe. It was noted that it was common for the majority of financial audits to be scheduled for the second half of each year, to ensure that a sufficient number of transactions had been completed prior to inspection.

c)            Updates on advisory reviews of Facilities Management and Workforce Planning. The Committee requested that an update on the implementation of recommendations from the advisory reviews on Facilities Management and Workforce Planning be presented to a future meeting. It was noted that this would be included within a future monitoring report.

d)            Facilities Management – medium term maintenance Plan. The Committee was informed that the Council’s Head of Property was considering the maintenance requirements of the Council’s properties, and that a report providing a maintenance plan for 2017/18 would be presented to the Financial Policy Panel. The Director of Finance and Resources also informed the Committee that it was intended to produce a 5-10 year maintenance plan for the Council’s properties.