Issue - meetings

The Leader welcomed the Council’s Audit Commission Relationship Manager Gary Stevens to the meeting. Mr Stevens then presented the Audit Commission’s Annual Audit and Inspection Letter.

The report included a summary of all audit work undertaken throughout the year together with the Council’s Direction of Travel assessment which had taken place in November 2007. Mr Stevens acknowledged that because of the reporting timescales it was inevitable that the report could not fully reflect the latest situation. It was felt that the report did however fairly reflect the improvement which had been made and reinforced the issues which still required to be fully addressed.

The Leader thanked Mr. Stevens for the work undertaken and the helpful and positive approach adopted which had been of assistance to officers and members.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the report be received and the contents noted;

(b)       that the recommendations from the Annual Audit and Inspection Letter be incorporated into the updated Improvement Plan to be considered in July 2008.