Decision details

The Head of Internal Audit presented the Progress Report (Q3, 1 October-31 December 2017). The Committee discussed the report and asked questions to the relevant Director(s), or their representatives, on the audits that received limited or no assurance reports, including Pensions Administration, S106 and CILS Expenditure and Transformation - Benefits Realisation. Follow ups of high-priority actions were discussed including Highways Programme, Contract Register Maintenance, Purchase Cards Follow Up, HR Eligibility to Work and CSG Invoicing and Monitoring Arrangements.

The Head of Business Assurance (Chris Dixon, Capita) offered to carry out an analysis of the pensions administration data further to a request from Cllr Zinkin.

Action

Cllr Cooke asked whether the outcome of the reconciliation process could be made public and provided in advance of the meeting. The Deputy CEO (Cath Shaw) stated that it would be published shortly after 31 March.

Action

The Committee discussed the Annual Canvass Management Review. Cllr Mittra enquired about the properties that had been left out of canvasser rounds and whether there was any geographic basis for this. The Assurance Director would find out and respond to him but those properties were included on later canvassing rounds.

Action

RESOLVED:

That the Committee noted the work completed to date on Internal Audit Q3 progress report – 1^st October to 31^st December 2017.