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Agenda Item No 6
That the Committee notes this report.
To facilitate monitoring of the Internal Audit Shared Service.
Audit Committee
Action / Request
Officer Responsible
Comment
Current Status
21st September 2015
RESOLVED - T H A T a further report be brought before a future meeting of the Audit Committee outlining:
(i) The Vale of Glamorgan Council issues for the Audit Committee to consider;
(ii) Central South Consortium issues for the Audit Committee to consider;
(iii) How the Vale of Glamorgan Council's Audit Committee related to Rhondda Cynon Taff's Audit Function in relation to the Consortium.
Director of Learning and Skills / Head of Audit
A report was presented to the Council's Audit Committee to consider at its meeting held on the 22nd February 2016
The following further resolutions were made by Committee:-
T H A T the Annual Governance statement of the Central South Consortium be brought before Audit Committee in future.
T H A T prior to references from Cabinet being considered by Audit Committee, the contents be considered by the Operational Manager Audit to consider the focus that should be drawn to the attention of the Audit Committee.
Complete
Included in the FWP
407 AUDIT OF THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - REPORTING TO THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE (MD) -
Head of Finance / Section 151 Officer
T H A T a further report be brought before Audit Committee after March 2016 outlining the outcome of the Officers' actions in respect of the weaknesses identified by the Appointed Auditor and detailed in Appendix 4 to his report.
Outstanding
This will be reported at the 14th July Audit Committee meeting.
16th November 2015
T H A T Committee receive a further report concerning the failure to finalise the contract identified in the Audit Report, such report to recommend procedures that should be put in place to prevent this matter occurring again.
A report was presented to the Council's Audit Committee at its meeting held on the 22nd February 2016.
A further resolution was made by Committee that:
the Action Plan currently being overseen by the Council's Corporate Management Team regarding the implementation of a number of recommendations to improve the overall control environment and outcome of the review of the Council's Contract Management Guidance and Toolkit be brought before a future meeting of the Audit Committee
T H A T a further report be presented to Members in due course, setting out the proposed scope and objectives of the assessment in accordance with the preferred choice as outlined above. This should ensure that the Committee can gain the necessary external assurances on the effectiveness of the Internal Audit Shared Service function.
Head of Audit
A report will be scheduled for the Council's Audit Committee to consider at a future meeting of the Committee.
T H A T the Operational Manager - Audit provide Members of the Committee with further information on the potential of the National Fraud Initiative
22nd February 2016
Treasury Management
T H A T training be arranged for the Members of the Audit Committee and Scrutiny Committee (Corporate Resources) on Treasury Management issues, to include a breakdown of the Council's debt schedule, and to also include data relating to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and examples of what could be done to mitigate the Council's debt repayments
Head of Finance
This will be arranged for prior to the start of the July 16 Committee Meeting.
Scheduled for the 21st July meeting.
None
Helen Smith - Operational Manager Audit
Telephone: 01656 754901
External Auditor - Wales Audit Office
Carys Lord - Head of Finance / Section 151 Officer