Issue - meetings

In the absence of Mr. A. Bromage, Internal Audit Manager, Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service, the Chairman welcomed Ms. T. Warwick, Lead Auditor, Bromsgrove and Redditch, Worcestershire Internal Audit Shared Service to the meeting. 

Ms. Warwick explained the formulation of the Annual Plan to Members and that the report provided Members with an opportunity to look at and contribute to the Annual Plan.  Ms. Warwick responded to Members’ questions with regard to information on planned days for 2012/2013 as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report:

§         the considerable reduction in  ‘Other Systems Audits inc follow up’;  

§         shared services; 

§         transitional arrangements (critical friend); and

§         advisory / consultancy / contingency

The Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Resources and Ms. Warwick responded to concerns expressed by the Chairman with regard to the number of planned days shown for Shared Services.  

Following discussion it was agreed that officers be tasked to include figures for both planned days and actual days in future reports to the Audit Board and details on how contingency days had been used.

Members’ attention was drawn to the revised recommendations.

RESOLVED:

a)                 that, subject to the additional information as detailed in the preamble above, the Bromsgrove District Council Provisional Internal Audit Operational Plan for 2012/2013 as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report be approved; and

b)                 that the Internal Audit Shared Service’s set of key performance indicators for 2012/2013 as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.