Issue - meetings

To consider the audit manager’s report. 

The committee considered the audit manager’s report that recommended adoption of the audit plan for 2013/14.  The committee noted that the audit plan enabled the audit manager to form an opinion on the adequacy of the council’s internal controls and allowed internal audit to plan its work throughout the year.  The audit manager compiled the draft audit plan after assessing risks for each service, consulting managers, and allocating higher priority audits in accordance with the resources available. 

The committee welcomed the audit plan but sought further information on the impact of offering auditing services to parish councils.  The audit manager advised that for the forthcoming year at least, the number of parish audits was limited to three to allow internal audit to concentrate on its core responsibility: auditing the district council’s services. 

RESOLVED (unanimously by vote): to approve the internal audit annual plan 2013/14.