Issue - meetings

To receive the Internal Audit Services Annual Plan for 2018/19.

The Internal Audit Manager outlined the Annual Internal Audit Plan 2018-2018 which demonstrated how the authority would fulfil its statutory requirement to ‘maintain an adequate and effective system of internal audit of its accounting records and of its system of internal control in accordance with proper internal audit practices.’

She reported that a priority list had been drawn up for the year ahead, as the absence of a member of staff had created a gap.  The Management team had supported resource for additional contractor days to cover the priorities which had been assessed according to statutory requirements and significance of risk. 

The Internal Audit Manager responded to questions and concerns raised regarding timelines and also provided clarification on questions about ad hoc financial systems.

Resolved that the Committee note the Internal Audit Plan 2018-19.