Decision details

Agreement to proceed with a SIAS with South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Matter for Decision

To agree a shared Internal Audit service with South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Decision of the Leader and Executive Councillor for Strategy and Transformation

     i.        To approve the Business Case and delegate authority to the Strategic Director to make decisions and to take steps which are necessary, conducive or incidental to the establishment of the Shared Internal Audit Service in accordance with the business case.

    ii.        To approve a budget of £15.8k for 2017/18 to cover the transition costs for the service which will be met from the business transformation budget.

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Strategic Director.

The Committee noted that the business case Vision (pg 139) erroneously referred to 3C.

In response to questions, it was confirmed that:

     i.        The work of the new shared service would be in proportion to the costs borne by the two councils

    ii.        The city council was the lead authority and a review of the operations and budgets would be undertaken after 12 months

The Leader highlighted the value that the city council had for its Internal Audit service and the contribution it made towards good governance.

The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.