Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the responses to members questions; and

(ii)      to otherwise endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the function.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Internal Auditor which presented an audit in relation to Heritage and Historical Assets which was undertaken to consider whether adequate control was exercised over heritage/historical assets’ inventory management.

The report recommended:-

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

In response to a question regarding whether the Legislative Framework being imposed was causing undue stress to Council finances in order to process  volunteers right to work status, the Interim Chief Officer – Governance advised that in the legislation there was a different distinction between volunteer work, right to work in the UK, and volunteers who don’t need it. 

In response to a question regarding security arrangements and the findings highlighting a single point of failure in relation to some elements of security based system work, the Chief Internal Auditor advised that only one member of staff had access to the security logs and internal audit would recommend an additional member of staff to cover holidays or periods of sickness.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the responses to members questions; and

(ii)      to otherwise endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the function.