Agenda item

Report by Internal Audit Manager

The Audit Committee accepted a reporting process agreed originally with Audit Scotland and subsequently with RSM Robson Rhodes.  Following on from this, a  service review update commenced on 8 December 2006 and a quarterly report as at 2 March 2007 was submitted for consideration.

Decision

1.      To note Appendices 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

2.      With regard to Appendix 2, the Committee agreed to request that the next stage of the review implementation includes benchmarking with the private sector.

(Ref:  Report by Internal Audit Manager dated 2 March 2007, submitted)