Issue - meetings

To note the report on the Procurement Internal Audit Recommendations Progress Review and agree the further planned and ongoing action.

The Committee received a report from the Interim Head of Procurement on the progress of the recommendations following the Procurement Internal Audit.

The Interim Head of Procurement advised that an internal audit of the department had been undertaken in July 2023 and resulted in twelve recommendations of low and medium priority.

The Committee noted the recommendations and expressed concern that some of them had been raised. The Interim Head of Procurement explained that Council operated a devolved procurement process, so many procurement actions were undertaken by individual officers rather than by a team. They confirmed that many of the recommendations had already been addressed and there had already been a noticeable improvement in adherence to procedures. The Committee were reassured that support was being provided for officers who were unfamiliar with procurement.

A member of the Committee requested to meet with officers to review the procurement strategy against the recommendations.

The Committee resolved to:

1. Note the recommendations made in the Internal Audit of Procurement, and agree the actions taken so far to address the recommendations;

2.    Note the further planned and ongoing actions.