This report provides an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report.

Paul Harrington, Chief Auditor, submitted a reportproviding an update on key findings emanating from Internal Audit reports issued since the last quarterly progress report in January 2019.

The report set out a summary of the audit reports in respect of Sundry Debtors; Bank Reconciliation; Budgetary Control & Savings Programme; Homes for Reading; Accounts Payable; Direct Payments (follow up); and Data Storage.  The audits of Sundry Debtors; Accounts Payable; Direct Payments (follow up); and Data Storage had been given limited assurance, and the full audit reports were therefore attached as appendices to the report as well as the responsible officers being in attendance to provide an update on the progress being made to address the issues of concern.

The report also listed the audits that were currently in progress, or were planned for the remainder of 2018/19, and gave a summary of investigations work between April and December 2018.

Resolved:    That the report be noted and an indication of the ‘direction of travel’ be included in future reports for audits undertaken on the key financial systems, to provide reassurance that issues identified by internal audit were being addressed appropriately by the services.