Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2019/20,

(ii)          to note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational

independence of Internal Audit,

(iii)         to note that there has been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2019/20; and

(iv)         to note the progress that management has made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports; and

(v)          to instruct the Chief Officer to provide a report on Asset Management Strategy the Committee on 3 November 2020.

The Committee had before it a report from the Chief Internal Auditor which presented the Internal Audit Annual Report – 2019/20.

The Committee heard from the Interim Chief Internal Auditor who advised this year’s report was slightly delayed due to the continuing pandemic. An update on outstanding work was provided together with mitigations and timelines.

The Interim Chief Internal Auditor was able to provide ‘Reasonable Assurance’ to the Committee on the work of the IJB and its Committees.

Members discussed the outstanding Asset Management Plan.

The Chief Officer, ACHSCP advised the Committee that this was now being considered along with Operation Home First which would identify where assets would be required and in which form. It was acknowledged that an Asset management plan had been outstanding for some time but indicated that a report could be presented to the Committee on the current position.

The report recommended :-

that the Committee –

(a)  note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2019/20,

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

(c)  note that there has been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2019/20; and

(d)  note the progress that management has made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

The Committee resolved :-

(i)    to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)  to instruct the Chief Officer to provide a report on Asset Management Strategy the Committee on 3 November 2020.