Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Interim Section 151 Officer.

It is a requirement of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) that the Head of Internal Audit, Risk and Insurance prepares an annual report containing an overall opinion on the Council’s control framework.

The attached report contains this statement and details the audit work undertaken in the year from which the overall opinion has been drawn.

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 sets 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 commented that it was good to see that some faults were found as this meant that the system was working, how were the reports communicated to schools?

·         Members asked for clarification relating to audit involvement in all matters relating to schools.

·         A short discussion took place relating to the possibility of not identifying certain risks and the steps that were taken to mitigate this.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.