Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Internal Auditor

Summary

This report provides the Committee with an update of the work of Internal Audit since the last meeting

Recommendation

The Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee is recommended to consider and approve this report.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Internal Auditor which summarised the progress made against the internal audit plan for 2009/2010 for the period from September to October 2009. The Committee was advised that 45% of the plan had been completed and that the remainder would be completed by the end of the financial year.

The Chief Internal Auditor reported that since the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee meeting of 23 September 2009, four final reports had been issued, four reports were in draft format and fieldwork had commenced in three areas. The Committee was advised that the Internal Audit team had also carried out four additional pieces of work outside the scope of the agreed audit plan.

In response to Members’ questions, the Chief Internal Auditor advised the Committee that the December Internal Audit progress report would include an update tracking progress on all internal audit recommendations. Members were also advised that the Benefits Investigation Manager would be attending the Committee’s December meeting to provide an update and answer Members’ questions on the activity of the Benefits Investigations Team.

Resolved

1)                 That the internal audit progress report be approved.