Issue - meetings

Report by Internal Audit Manager

A report summarising the work of the Audit Committee during the year 2008-2009 and outlining its view of the Council’s internal control framework, risk management and governance arrangements was considered.

Decision

1.             Agreed the Annual Report by the Audit Committee for 2008/2009 subject to the following changes:-

(a)                     Expansion to the second last paragraph under the heading “Summary of the work of the Audit Committee during 2008/2009” in respect of Quarterly Performance Reports;

(b)                     Second paragraph under heading “Conclusion” to include reference to role of PPGs;

(c)                     Under the heading “Conclusion” add reference to self improvement carried out by the Audit Committee;

(d)                     Under the heading “Conclusion” amend typo in the second sentence of the first paragraph - “an agreed framework” should read “and agreed framework”;

(e)                     Under the heading “Conclusion” remove extra line spacing between third and second last paragraphs; and

2.             Noted that final report would come to the September meeting of the Audit Committee for approval prior to submission to the Council.

(Reference: Report by Internal Audit Manager dated 25 May 2009, submitted)