Decision details

Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.  It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).

The Head of Internal Audit presented a report on a summary of the work performed by the Internal Audit Service during 2015/16 to prevent, detect and investigate fraud and corruption within the County Council.

It was noted that no single issue had been identified that would have a material impact on the county council's overall control environment. However, there were areas that should be reviewed and strengthened.

A copy of the annual report was presented at Appendix ’A’.

Resolved: That the 2015/16 counter fraud, investigations and whistleblowing report as now presented, be noted.