Issue - meetings

(i)       in relation to Audit AC2019 (Procurement Compliance) to note that the Chief Officer - Finance would request the Head of Commercial and Procurement to circulate by email a response relating to why the recommendations had not been completed by the original date;

(ii)       in relation to Audit AC2008 (Ring-Fenced Funding) to note that recommendations would not be completed by February 2021 and that the Chief Officer – Finance would provide the Interim Chief Internal Auditor with revised completion dates; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the content of the report.

With reference to article 8 of the minute of its meeting of 9 December 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Internal Auditor which advised on the progress made by Functions/Clusters with implementing recommendations that had been agreed in Internal Audit reports.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within the report and the attached appendices.

In response to a question relating to audit AC1817 (Vehicle Usage) and when the outstanding actions would be complete, the Fleet Manager advised that he was confident that the remaining vehicles would be fitted with the telematics system by the end of March 2021.

In response to a question relating to audit AC1903 (Devolved School Management) and whether the outstanding actions had been completed, the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord advised that the work had been undertaken and had been reported to the Education Operational Delivery Committee and that he would ensure Internal Audit were provided with the information.

In response to a question relating to audit AC2013 (School Catering Income and Expenditure) and why the agreed actions had been delayed, the Facilities and Transportation Manager advised that the actions had been included in a wider review of all online school payments and that the new system would be live for the start of the new school year in August 2021.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to Audit AC2019 (Procurement Compliance) to note that the Chief Officer - Finance would request the Head of Commercial and Procurement to circulate by email a response relating to why the recommendations had not been completed by the original date;

(ii)       in relation to Audit AC2008 (Ring-Fenced Funding) to note that recommendations would not be completed by February 2021 and that the Chief Officer – Finance would provide the Interim Chief Internal Auditor with revised completion dates; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the content of the report.