Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Interim Section 151 Officer.

The report sets out the progress made by internal audit against the Risk Based Internal Audit Plan originally approved by the Audit Committee in March 2024. 

Audit Committee is requested to note the report.

Officer contact John Pearsall on telephone number 0161 474 4033 or email john.pearsall@stockport.gov.uk

The Interim Section 151 Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which set out the progress made by internal audit against the Risk Based Internal Audit Plan originally approved by the Audit Committee in March 2024. 

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members asked whether there were any financial implications in relation to the findings on the reconciliation payroll?

·         How were the reports in relation to cyber security communicated to schools?

·         Members asked whether the recruitment and retention findings were all interrelated?

·         Members commented that it was good to see that the overall number of recommendations had come down and asked what was being done about the remainder?

·         Does the audit team have adequate resources to carry out the work that it would like to do?

·         Members commented that in relation to cyber security risks at schools, the response provided feels relatively low, does this enable a holistic enough response to give an overview and how can engagement be improved in the future?

·         In relation to the work of the Technical Architecture Group, which specifically only focuses on its due diligence at the procurement stage, will there be a recommendation to change this?

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.