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Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud Progress Report
Meeting: 30/01/2020 - Audit Committee (Item 4)
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Minutes:
Mr Paul Rock, Head of Internal Audit, Fraud and Risk introduced this report stating that the report provided an update on the progress made against the delivery of the 2019/20 Annual Internal Audit Plan, as well as the current counter fraud performance and audits which have received limited assurance ratings.
Mr Rock referred to paragraph 3.1 and said the recruitment of two auditors was progressing well and he hoped the team would be at full strength soon. Mr Rock updated Members regarding the overall view of assurance to date and informed the Committee that 50% of audits has been finalised with either none or limited assurance and 50% had been finalised with substantial assurance.
Mr Rock said going forward the Committee would receive exception reports giving a better oversight of outstanding management actions from audits carried out. Regarding fraud investigations Mr Rock referred to paragraph 3.13 and said the Insurance Investigator was having a positive impact on the number of fraud cases identified and resolved.
In response to questions from Members the following was noted:
· In reference to paragraph 3.8, high and medium priority recommendations were currently followed up six months after the final reports had been issued. However, the team was looking to put in place a new follow up process whereby high priority recommendations would be followed up when they are due and medium priority recommendations would be followed up on a risk basis.
· The overall view of assurance relates to data provided at paragraph 3.6. Fourteen audits have been completed of which seven have limited or no assurance and seven have substantial assurance.
The Chair, Councillor Whitehead stated that there was one limited assurance report in the agenda pack, relating to Children’s Social Care. Mr Richard Baldwin, Divisional Director for Children’s Social Care had been invited to the meeting but regrettably he could not attend. Mr Baldwin had provided a written update which had been circulated to the membership.
o ACTION: The Chair proposed and Members of the Committee AGREED Mr Baldwin should attend the next meeting of the Audit Committee to explain the remedial action taken in relation to the limited assurance report on Quality Assurance Systems in Children’s social care.
Notwithstanding this, the Chair was delighted to welcome Ms Karen Swift, Divisional Director for Housing and Regeneration who had been invited to the Committee to talk about the limited assurance relating to ‘Client Monitoring of Fire Safety in Residential Dwellings’. Mr Dan Jones, Divisional Director for Public Realm was also present to update Members regarding the limited assurance relating to ‘Management and Control of Electronic Parking Income’. The Chair clarified for Members that both the limited assurance reports were due to be discussed at the last meeting of the Committee, namely 14th November 2019, however as written responses had been received, this was an opportunity for Officers to update Members on the remedial action taken in areas which had achieved an limited assurance.
Client Monitoring of Fire Safety in Residential Dwellings
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