Agenda item

The Head of Internal Audit will submit a report providing an update on the progress made in addressing the issues arising from the annual review of the effectiveness of the Internal Audit function.

Further to Minute 7 of the meeting held on the 10^th June, 2015, the Head of Internal Audit submitted a report providing an update on the progress made in addressing the issues arising from the annual review of the effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function.

The report provided details of the background to annual review process indicated that a self assessment, which was a key part of the Quality Assurance Improvement Programme and a requirement arising from the implementation of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards, had resulted in the production of a detailed Action Plan.  The priority attached to addressing each action had been based on the value of the outcome added to the client/auditee.  The areas for improvement and action along with an update regarding progress in addressing these was summarised within an Appendix to the report.

The actions which remained outstanding predominantly related to the External Assessment process which had recently been completed.

Reference was made to the assessment undertaken by the head of Internal Audit from Bradford Metropolitan District Council who was to present his report to the March meeting.  The Head of Internal Audit also stated that as Internal Audit had a number of external clients, with the agreement of the Committee, it was proposed to invite representatives from those client Audit Committees to that meeting.

RESOLVED:

(i)            That the progress made in implementing the actions contained within the updated Action Plan as detailed within Appendix 1 of the report now submitted by approved; and

(ii)          That representatives from the Internal Audit client Audit Committees be invited to the March meeting of this Committee to the presentation to be made by the Head of Internal Audit (Bradford MDC) on the outcome of his internal assessment of this Council’s Audit Service