Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services.

The report sets out the key themes from this year’s plan are that it must be flexible in aligning audit resources to those areas that require the greater level of assurance and as such the plan will be subject to regular review. Any changes will be approved by Corporate Leadership Team and the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee are invited to consider and comment on the report.

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

A representative of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) informing the Committee that the key themes from the year’s plans were that it must be flexible in aligning audit resources to those areas that required the greater level of assurance and as such the plan would be subject to regular review. Any changes would be approved by Corporate Leadership Team and the Audit Committee.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         The Audit Team had significantly less total available days compared to 2013/14 but were benefiting from partnership working with Trafford and Rochdale Internal Audit services and joint working with PCT & Grant Thornton.

·         Councillors welcomed the detail in the proposed audit plan and acknowledged the benefits associated with such a plan.

·         Councillors discussed the flexible approach utilised when carrying out internal audits and asked for further information to be submitted to a future meetings concerning staff training and development.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the Internal Audit Plan and Audit Charter for 2015/16 be approved.