Issue - meetings

To consider report 86/11 of the audit manager. 

This report provides an update on the internal audit team’s performance and any management issues. 

Reporting officer: Adrianna Partridge

The committee considered report 86/11 of the audit manager, which detailed the performance of the council’s internal audit in the fourth quarter 2011/12 and performance against the 2011/12 audit plan. 

The committee noted that the internal audit team was in a good position.  At the year-end (31 March 2012) there would be two priority two audits still in progress: elections payments and the verification of budget savings.  However, all priority 1 audits would be completed by that date.  The internal audit team were congratulated for their performance.

The committee debated whether there should be one audit report to cover both the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils in future as there were many similar issues and some duplication.  However, the committee considered that this should not happen in the foreseeable future; both councils should retain their audit and governance committees and should receive separate audit reports. 

RESOLVED: to note the report.