Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 160/07 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 2007/2008 audit plan

·              to summarise the priorities and planned audit work for the remainder of quarter 4 2007/2008.

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.

Recommendations

(a)              that Members note the content of the report; and

(b)              that Members approve the protocol for reporting internal audit issues to the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee.  

The Committee received and considered report 160/07 of the Audit Manager which reported on management issues within the Internal Audit service, summarised progress against the 2007/08 Internal Audit Plan, and summarised the priorities and planned work for the remainder of the fourth quarter in 2007/08. 

It was noted that there had been significant staff absence in the fourth quarter and this had impacted on the ability of the service to achieve its performance targets.  The Audit Manager reported that the five planned audits referred to in paragraph 6.3 of the report were all in progress but were unlikely to be completed until the end of the second week in April. 

The report also set out a draft protocol for reporting Internal Audit issues to the Committee.  The Committee was asked to approve the protocol.  Members were largely in support, subject to checks being made that there was no conflict with the Council's Constitution. 

RESOLVED

(a)       that report 160/07 be noted; and

(b)       that the protocol for reporting internal audit issues to the Audit and Governance Committee be approved, subject to checks being made that there is no conflict with the Council's Constitution.