Issue - meetings

To receive a report setting out the current position with respect to implementation of actions arising from Internal Audit reports.

The Committee received a report (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which set out the current position with respect to implementation of actions arising from Internal Audit reports.

The Head of Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer set out the report, noting that as per the Committee’s request, action titles fully captured the actions summary; there had been some training on this and officers had worked on their understanding and enhanced the appendix as such. She further commented that the Committee had previously expressed interest in Procurement, and significant detail had been provided on the work she had undertaken since joining the Council. Since the Committee last met, an experienced Procurement Manager had been appointed, to begin in December, tasked with supporting her in the delivery of audit related actions.

In response to questions from the Committee regarding Action 1625, Overtime, and whether this had come from the Retention & Recruitment audit or the Home and Hybrid Working audit the Head of Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer would provide a written response to the Committee. Furthermore, she agreed with the suggestion from the Committee that it was helpful to know how many open actions were closed in the last quarter, and would take that away as a helpful suggestion. There was confidence that the revised dates would not be pushed back again, although there was a significant amount of work ongoing to be accommodated. The Revised Code of Procurement had been moved back until the end of December, and with the new Procurement Manager incoming, this would be a key priority for them.

Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

that the Committee commented on and noted the current position regarding actions arising from internal audit reports.