Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the information provided in relation to Internal Audit’s access to the CareFirst System;

(i)       to note the Internal Financial Control Statement for 2016/17;

(ii)      to note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

(iii)      to note that there has been limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2016/17; and

(iv)     to note that no self-assessment has been undertaken as required by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards as an external assessment is being completed by KPMG.

The Committee had before it a report by the internal Auditor which presented the Internal Audit Annual Report and Internal Financial Control Statement for financial year 2016/17.

The report recommended:

That the Committee -

(a)      note the Internal Financial Control Statement for 2016/17;

(b)      note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

(c)      note that there has been limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2016/17; and

(d)      note that no self-assessment has been undertaken as required by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards as an external assessment is being completed by KPMG.

The Chief Internal Auditor advised that the Internal Audit team now had a basic level access to the CareFirst system to enable them to carry out the checks required as part of the audit process.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the information provided in relation to Internal Audit’s access to the CareFirst System; and

(ii)      to otherwise approve the recommendations contained within the report.