Issue - meetings
Internal Audit Plan 2018/19
Meeting: 29/03/2018 - Audit Committee (Item 4)
4 Internal Audit Plan 2018/19 PDF 2 MB
Minutes:
Minesh Jani, Head of Risk Management presented the Internal Audit Plan for 2018/19.
Mr Jani said the Plan was devised in consultation with Senior Officers and was part of an ongoing process to ensure the correct key risks had been identified. Mr Jani said the Council was required under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, to maintain an adequate and effective system of internal audit and the attached plan demonstrated the planned utilisation and coverage of internal audit resources to discharge the responsibility to the standards expected.
Mr Jani referred Members to the key risks identified on pages 101 and 102 of the agenda and asked for feedback from Members as to if they believed these to be the correct risks. Furthermore Mr Jani referred Members to pages 104 onwards which provided comprehensive detail of the risks identified Directorate by Directorate.
Members of the Committee made the following comments and asked questions in relation to the report:
· How does the Service capture indirect risk? For example, the accident in Mile End at a building site, whereby a young lady lost her life, due to bricks falling from the site.
· In reference to page 107, Members Enquiries and Members Induction, will Members be involved in the Internal Audit risk assessment?
· Welcome the Plan has identified Rapid Response team – page 109 and has included Troubled Families Grant – page 111 within the plan.
· Page 120 – 3rd Column Members Allowances and payments – Why have 10 days been allocated to this?
Mr Jani clarified this was considered but not included in the plan.
· Sickness Management – page 120 1st Column should be included in the plan.
· The risk assessment for Members Induction needs be done quickly – soon after the local elections
Members of the Committee AGREED and NOTED the Internal Audit Plan for 2018/19 and in doing so
1. Considered the proposed Annual Internal Audit plan for 2018/19 at Appendix 1
2. Made recommendations in addition to the audits listed at appendix 1.1; and
3. Considered the Internal Audit Mission and Charter at appendix 3.