Issue - meetings

To receive a report on the delegation of authority to amend the Internal Audit Plan and outlining the proposed amendments to the plan.

With the aid of a report prepared by the Internal Audit Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Committee received a report on the that changes can be made to the Internal Audit Plan following consultations between the Internal Audit Manager and S.151 officer and the Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee.

By way of background, the Internal Audit Manager reported that the Internal Audit Plan 2023/24 was approved by Corporate Governance Committee at its July 2023 meeting. At the same meeting Committee was asked to approve that changes can be made to the Internal Audit Plan following consultations between the Internal Audit Manager and S.151 officer and the Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee. Whilst this approval was made at the July meeting unfortunately not detailed within the minutes for the meeting. Therefore, as the minutes have since been approved and published, they cannot be amended and instead the same recommendation is now put before committee to ‘re-approve’ the same delegation to Chair.

Following comments by Councillor Hodgson-Jones the Committee:

(a)  formally noted that the following removals had been made to the Internal Audit Plan since July 2023:

1.  Risk Management (follow up review)

2.  Debtors /Accounts Receivable

3.  Minor Works follow up.

4.  Climate - Biodiversity

5.  HR – Recruitment – follow up.

(b)  Agreed that Members should receive and note any details in relation to future amendments that are made to the Internal Audit Plan under the delegated authority and reported back to the next available meeting of the Committee.

Following deliberation, the Committee RESOLVED

To:

(a)  Approve the changes that were made to the Internal Audit Plan and had been reported to the Corporate Governance Committee on Wednesday, 12th July 2023

(b)  Approve that changes can be made to the Internal Audit Plan following consultations between the Internal Audit Manager and S.151 officer, and the Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee.

(c)  Agree that Members should receive and note any details in relation to future amendments that are made to the Internal Audit Plan under the delegated authority are reported back to the next available meeting of the Committee.