Decision details

Annual Internal Audit Plan 2022/23

Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

          Upon the invitation of the Chair, the Interim Group Head of Finance presented the report to the Committee. She explained the Plan had been agreed under the delegated authority provided by the Committee. She thanked SIAP for getting the contract moving quickly.

 

          The Interim Group Head of Finance then handed over to Iona Bond, SIAP, who introduced the Internal Audit Plan. It was confirmed that they conformed to the internal audit standards and were free of any conflicts of interests. She explained that they had arrived at the Audit Plan in discussion with the Corporate Management Team of the council and with an overview of what the strategic risks were within the council’s risk register. Page 174 outlined what they felt were the auditable areas for the council. She explained this was the plan, however this would be subject to change. The proposed audits of the first year had been given indicative timings for which quarter they would be carried out, however as with the plan as a whole this was subject to change, and some audits would be carried out in separate quarters than stated, which was not unusual. Changes to the plan would come to the Committee as part of the progress report.

 

          Members then took part in a question-and-answer session and the following points were made:

·       Whether the top twenty risks listed had been produced by Arun. The Internal Audit Manager explained that the main risks had been taken from the Strategic Risk Register, which had been presented to this Committee last November. The Risk Management Strategy and the Strategic Risk Register were currently being revised and would come back to this Committee.

·       Should Capital Programme Delivery be audited this year. The Interim Group Head of Finance explained that this would not be audited, however it was being reviewed.

·       Should Planning and Development Control, Void Properties and Corporate Property Portfolio be audited this year. The Interim Group Head of Finance said that these suggestions could be taken to Corporate Management Team for review, as the Audit Plan was dynamic and subject to change.

·       A separate meeting involving the Audit Team and the Interim Group Head of Finance, to point out some of the residual issues still to be addressed regarding the Hannaby Review would be welcomed.

·       Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Planning were scheduled for Quarter three this year, which was welcomed.

 

          The recommendation was Proposed by Councillor Chapman and Seconded by Councillor Oliver-Redgate.

 

 

          The Committee

 

RESOLVED

 

That the outline Annual Internal Audit Plan for 2022/23, attached at Appendix A, be approved.

 

Publication date: 10/08/2022

Date of decision: 28/07/2022

Decided at meeting: 28/07/2022 - Audit and Governance Committee

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