Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the internal Audit Manager (copy attached).

The Internal Audit Manager outlined the Internal Audit Annual Report 2014/2015 which demonstrated how the authority fulfilled its statutory requirements 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.’

The Committee queried the issue of members of staff receiving up-to-date job descriptions with regards to the review and restructure of the organisation. The Committee also requested information regarding the frequency of when job descriptions were updated for staff. The Deputy Chief Executive reassured the Committee that as part of the standard annual appraisal process a question is included in the self-assessment forms asking all members of staff whether they required an updated job description and any changes are made.

Resolved to note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2014/15.