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3 Draft Internal Audit Plan 2018-19 and Internal Audit Charter 2018-19

Meeting: 14/03/2018 - Audit Committee (Item 7)

7 Draft Internal Audit Plan 2018-19 and Internal Audit Charter 2018-19 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

 

The draft internal audit plan has been prepared through the development of an Audit Coverage Model that has highlighted those areas of the Council considered highest risk. Consideration has also been given to the Council’s risk management arrangements and consultation with senior management across the Council.

 

The Committee is requested to consider and comment on the report.

 

Officer Contact: John Pearsall on Tel: 0161 474 4033 or email: john.pearsall@stockport.gov.uk

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Minutes:

A representative of the Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and presenting for comment the draft internal audit plan which had been developed in conjunction with the Council’s Risk Management arrangements and in consultation with senior management throughout the Council.

 

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         The link between focussing on systems and procedures in the context of achieving ‘Corporate Outcomes.’

·         An explanation of IER35 and the important changes to tax legislation on the public sector.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.