The report detailed the progress to date against the 2016/17 internal audit plan that was agreed by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee in March 2016.

The following reports had been competed since the last Committee and a summary of the findings were included in the progress report:

-       Local Development Plan (moderate assurance)

-       Revenues and Benefits (limited assurance)

-       Housing (limited assurance)

A discussion took place regarding compliance checks on housing properties, and Cllr Chilvers spoke about a document that was shared at the Community, Health and Housing Committee on 19 June 2017 that she wanted to be made available for Councillors and residents.  Cllr Chilvers believed that a cross party group should be set up to look and learn from the recent Grenfell Tower incident.  Cllr Pound was present and confirmed that a working party had been put in situ as part of the Corporate Projects Scrutiny Committee to consider emergency response and for scrutiny to take place of what was in place.  

A motion was MOVED by Cllr McCheyne and SECONDED by Cllr Rowlands to approve the recommendation in the report with the addition of the following words:

The Committee recovered and notes the contents of the reports and review of action plan at the next committee meeting. 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOSLY that:

The Committee recovered and notes the contents of the reports and review of action plan at the next committee meeting. 

Reason for Recommendation

To monitor the progress of work against the internal audit plan.