Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report contains the statutory Internal Audit and Risk Manager’s annual statement on the Council’s control framework and work undertaken in the year from which the overall opinion has been drawn.

The Audit Committee is asked to note the report.

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

A representative of the Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) containing the statutory Internal Audit and Risk Manager’s annual statement on the Council’s control framework and work undertaken in the year from which the overall opinion had been drawn.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         Members were encouraged by the high proportion of agreed audit recommendations being implemented.

·         Computer auditing was a particularly specialist skill and the internal audit team had been working with colleagues at Salford City Council  to develop capacity within the service to allow for audits to be completed in-house in the future. The internal audit team were in agreement with Salford City Council that they could commission their work on an ad hoc basis if it was required.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.