Issue - meetings

Members considered a report which detailed the monitoring report of the internal audit work as at 11th June 2012.

Mr. A. Bromage, Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, Acting Audit Manager presented the report and in doing so informed Members that this was the first report of the 2012/2013 internal audit plan. 

The Head of Finance and Resources responded to Members’ questions with regard to software issues identified as detailed at Appendix 3, page 71 to the report.  Mr. A. Bromage, Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, Acting Audit Manager responded to the Chairman with regard to the recommendation as detailed at Appendix 3, page 71 to the report and in doing so informed Members that regular risk based quality checks were being undertaken.  Members agreed that this item be removed from the ‘High’ and ‘Medium’ priority recommendations following an assurance from officers that regular risk based quality checks were being undertaken.

A brief discussion took place with regard to a recent complaint discussed during the meeting of the Overview & Scrutiny Board on 18th June 2012. 

RESOLVED:  

(a)             that The Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, Acting Audit Manager be tasked to remove the recommendation, as detailed in the preamble above, from the ‘High’ and ‘Medium’ priority recommendations;

(b)             that The Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, Acting Audit Manager be tasked to ensure that, as part of the internal audit process,  regular risk based quality checks are being undertaken; and

(c)             that, as detailed in the preamble above, and following the Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting on 18th June 2012, The  Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, Acting Audit Manager be tasked to include on the internal audit plan an item on data management within the authority.