Report of:     the internal auditor: BDO

Purpose: to inform the Committee of progress on those recommendations raised by Internal Audit which are due for implementation.

Recommendation: That the Audit & Governance Committee considers and notes the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Council’s internal auditors, BDO, setting out progress on implementing the recommendations arising from the completed internal audit reviews.

Gurpreet Dulay, BDO, presented the report. 

The Committee noted that the new controls for the SIGMA systems could not be completed until the new contract rates were available for the team. They noted that a number of related recommendations were delayed because of delays in necessary software upgrades.

The Committee noted the report.

Report of:     the internal auditor: BDO

Purpose: to inform the Committee of progress on those recommendations raised by Internal Audit which are due for implementation.

Recommendation: That the Audit & Governance Committee considers and notes the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Council’s internal auditors, BDO, setting out progress on implementing the recommendations arising from the completed internal audit reviews.

Greg Rubins, BDO, presented the report. 

The Committee commented that recommendations needed to have a realistic timetable for completion, and that where there were specific difficulties mitigation measures should be put in place. The Strategic Director reported that senior management and heads of service received a monthly report highlighting any slippage and assured the committee that all recommendations would be completed. She suggested that the responsible manager should attend the committee to explain the reasons if implementation dates slipped persistently.

The Committee noted the report.

Report of the internal auditor: BDO.

Purpose: to inform the Committee of progress on those recommendations raised by Internal Audit which are due for implementation.

Recommendation:That the Audit & Governance Committee considers and notes the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Council’s internal auditors, BDO, setting out progress on implementing the recommendations arising from the completed internal audit reviews.

Gurpreet Dulay, BDO, presented the report and informed the Committee that the number of recommendations that had been implemented had increased, in part as a result of the revised monitoring processes introduced following the last Audit and Governance meeting. 

The Committee noted that the two outstanding recommendations would be completed by the end of the calendar year.

The Committee noted the report and welcomed the overall improvement in the number of recommendations implemented in a timely manner.

Report of the internal auditor.

Purpose: to inform the Committee of progress on those recommendations raised by Internal Audit which are due for implementation.

Recommendation: the Committee are asked to consider and note the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Council’s internal auditors, BDO, setting out progress on implementing the recommendations arising from previous internal audits.

Gurpreet Dulay, BDO, presented the report and highlighted the low level of implementation of the recommendations, some of which had been subject to repeated slippage.

The Committee noted the report and asked that Heads of Service be reminded of the importance of setting realistic timescales for the implementation of internal audit recommendations.