Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Resources, (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Resources that presented the Annual Opinion of the Head of Internal Audit (BDO LLP) on the results of, and assurance gained, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 internal audit work.

Mr Greg Rubins advised that the annual report and opinion summarised the work undertaken during the year and ultimately informed the Council’s annual Governance Statement. Overall it represented moderate assurance,  their second highest level of assurance, which reflected a very positive set of reports. The set consisted of six finalised reports and they had also taken into account the positive work emerging from the outstanding areas.

He added that the strong moderate assurance level this year could be even higher in future years once the transformation programme was completed. In respect of BDO’s performance he said normally he would prefer to be further ahead in the process. The delays were largely due to the Council’s major restructure hence the reason BDO had already started scoping the work for the financial year 2019/20. 

The Chairman put the recommendation to the Committee and it was agreed.

RESOLVED that Members considered the Head of Internal Audit’s opinion on the results of and assurance gained from the 2018 / 19 internal audit work, as set out in appendix 1.