Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

to note the content of the report

The Committee had before it the Internal Audit Report on Learning Disabilities which presented the outcome from the planned audit of Learning Disabilities Income and Expenditure that was included in the 2020/21 Internal Audit Plan for Aberdeen City Council.

Jamie Dale - Chief Internal Auditor, spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee: review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within this report.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the content of the report

(i)             to note the Internal Audit (IA) Annual Report 2021-22;

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

(iii)          to note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2021-22; and

(iv)          to note the progress that management had made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

The Committee had before it the Internal Audit Annual Report for 2021-22.

Jamie Dale - Chief Internal Auditor, spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members.

Members noted that there would be a joint review of Information Management Governance commencing in July 2022 with NHSG Internal Audit and Moray Council.   Mr Dale undertook to feed this back to Committee once the scope of work had been agreed.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee:

(a)           note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2021-22;

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

(c)           note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2021-22; and

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

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

(i)             to thank all those involved in the preparation of the accounts; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the information provided.

The Committee had before it the Unaudited Final Accounts for 2021/22.

The Chief Finance Officer spoke to the report and began by thanking the Strategy and Transformation Lead, Business Manager and accountants who had been involved in the preparation work.  He then responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee consider and comment on the Unaudited Final Accounts for 2021/22 at Appendix A (Additional Circulation) of the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to thank all those involved in the preparation of the accounts; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the information provided.