Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Head of Shared Internal Audit Service regarding his opinion on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation’s internal control environment, governance, and the risk management framework.

The Head of Shared Internal Audit Service said the following in response to Members’ questions:

       i.          An update would be provided at a future committee on how the new project management system was working.

     ii.          The County Council had responsibility as the Lead Local Flood Authority to produce a Flood Risk Management Strategy. (Councillors had expressed concern that city drains and the water treatment centre were not able to cope which could lead to flooding.) The City Council had reviewed its responsibilities (working on its own and with the County Council as part of the Cambridgeshire Flood Risk Management Partnership) and these had been met.

   iii.          Information/computer security was critical. Varied audit work had been undertaken:

a.    Huntingdonshire District Council completed ICT audits as the lead shared service for ICT.

b.    The ICT Team had undertaken testing to be compliant with accredited standards, such as the Public Services Network.

c.    The Internal Audit Service completed GDPR reviews and also tested general ICT controls as part of system reviews.

Unanimously resolved to note the annual opinion of the Head of Shared Internal Audit.