Decision details

Evaluation of the works undertaken by the service.

The committee received a report from the Head of Internal Audit presented by the Principal Auditor regarding the Annual Audit Opinion 2014/15.

In response to members’ questions, the Chief Executive and the Principal Auditor said the following:

i.             Audit work did not pick up ward based complaints, if there was a significant complaint then the Ward Councillor would have been informed.  The Committee was provided with an annual complaints report which was another mechanism to check when things did not go quite right.  

ii.            Since the last Committee there were three overdue actions from pre-2012/13 audit reports.  Internal Audit were working with the mangers concerned on these and there were reasons why these matters were not closed.

iii.           The fact that the Committee was showing interest in overdue actions helped to focus the attention of Officers.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

       i.                Note the opinion of the Head of Internal Audit.