The report was intended to inform the Audit Committee of progress made against the approved internal audit plan for 2017/18, which was approved by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee in March 2017.

The following reports had been finalised since the last Committee, and a summary of the findings was included in the progress report:

·         Housing Services (Limited / Moderate Assurance)

·         Financial Management (Moderate / Substantial Assurance)

·         Minimum Reserve Levels (Substantial / Moderate Assurance)

·         Partnerships (Moderate / Limited Assurance)

The full reports were available on request.

Cllrs queried the IT issues that had an effect on the Housing Department.  Officers assured members that there was a review on IT support and extra resources would be put in place using more sustainable shared expertise. 

Questions were raised on the Partnerships which members expressed there was little guidance within the constitution. 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr McCheyne and SECONDED by Cllr Rowlands to approve the recommendations in the report.

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

That the Committee receives and notes the contents of the reports.

Reasons for Recommendation

To monitor the progress of work against the internal audit plan, and highlight recommendations arising from the work of internal audit and management’s actions in response to those recommendations.