Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the progress of the Internal Audit Plan; and

(ii)      to note the progress that management had made with implementing

recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

With reference to article 16 of the minute of it’s previous meeting, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Internal Auditor which provided an update on the progress against the approved Internal Audit plans, audit recommendations follow up and other relevant matters for the Committee to be aware of.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      note the progress of the Internal Audit Plan; and

(b)      note the progress that management had made with implementing

recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

In response to a question relating to whether Internal Audit had capacity to carry out additional work in relation to the City Region Deal Audit if further actions were required, the Chief Internal Auditor advised that resources were available.

In response to a question relating to the outstanding audit recommendation for the Adults with Capacity audit and when this was likely to be completed, the Chief Officer – Adults Social Work advised that the outstanding element related to the mechanism for joining two systems to obtain the assurance required that the client had received payments.  She further advised that the Short Life Working Group were due to meet so it was hoped that a solution would be progressed and reported back to internal audit.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.