Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 81/08 of the Audit Manager. 

Introduction and Report Summary

The purpose of this report is:

-     to report on management issues

-     to summarise the progress of internal audit against the 2008/2009 audit plan up to the 8th September 2008

-     to summarise the priorities and planned audit work for quarter 3 2008/2009

The Contact Officer for this report is Adrianna Penn, Audit Manager for South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council, telephone (SODC) 01491 823544 and (VWHDC) 01235 547615.

Recommendation

that Members note the content of the report.

The Committee received and considered report 81/08 of the Audit Manager which reported on management issues and summarised progress against the Internal Audit Plan 2008/09. 

Members noted that Internal Audit was on track to complete its Audit Plan and work had also been carried out on a number of unplanned reviews.  However, the Audit Manager had identified a need to improve the ratio of chargeable time to non-chargeable time. 

In answer to a question from a Member, it was reported that when a joint audit was undertaken, audits were simultaneously carried out at South Oxfordshire and the Vale on the same services.  Managers of each service were given separate audit reports and best practice from the two authorities was recommended to reduce risk and improve performance. 

RESOLVED

that report 81/08 be noted.