Decision details

Ruth Lowry, chief internal auditor, presented the internal audit progress report for the eleven months to 28 February 2014.

The report summarised the main issues emerging from the internal audit work completed to date. The report also set out the work performed against the annual audit plan for the year and the assurance assessment provided where work had been completed, including work to assess progress against management's agreed action plans.

The report highlighted the key issues impacting on the audit plan including a number of service areas that were experiencing delays in implementing the actions agreed as necessary to improve internal controls. It was noted that progress reports on three of the service areas highlighted in the report, were provided elsewhere on the agenda.

Resolved:  That the internal audit progress report for the eleven months to 28 February 2014 as now presented be noted.