Issue - meetings

To receive a report by the Internal Audit Manager.

The Internal Audit Manager presented her report to the Committee, highlighting key issues arising from the 2018/19 period.

The annual Internal Audit work summary sets out the independent audit opinion for the financial year 2018-19 on the adequacy of the Council’s internal control environment, risk management and governance arrangements.   The opinion supports the Annual Governance Statement.

Appendix 1 set out the work undertaken by internal audit in greater detail and included the recommendations issued and assurance opinion for each audit.  The Committee would be provided with a progress report on the implementation of the recommendations in November.

The Committee recommended that the Council should comply with the procurement aspect of the Local Government Transparency Code and requested that a statement is provided citing the reasons should it be decided not to follow the Code.

The Committee resolved to note the annual Internal Audit work summary for 2018/19.