Decision details

(i)       to agree that the five payroll related recommendations that were currently dependent on further development of the YourHR system being closed off and the relevant functionality being tested by Internal Audit when the new Human Capital Management System was implemented;

(ii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Dunbar regarding why the date for reviewing the status of implied contracts , agreeing actions with the Services and reporting to Committee kept changing, to note that the Director of Resources would liaise with the Head or Commercial and Procurement Services and provide a response to the Committee;

(iii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Dunbar regarding Agency Staff audit and why Internal Audit had not received an update on the progress being made, to note that the Director of Resources would liaise with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services and provide a response to the Committee;

(iv)     in relation to a question from Councillor Dunbar regarding the ALEOs Management by Services audit and why Internal Audit had not received an update on the progress being made, to note that the Head of Policy, Performance and Resources would provide a response to Internal Audit and advise the Committee;

(v)      to note that the Chief Executive, Chief Officer for Governance and the Chief Internal Auditor would meet to discuss each of the outstanding audit recommendations so that a response can be provided to the Committee;

(vi)     to note that the Chief Executive would include the list of outstanding recommendations in her monthly meetings until there was a sustained improvement;

(vii)     to otherwise note the content of the report and instruct officers to undertake the actions required to complete the recommendations.