Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The report sets out the quality assurance arrangements in place for internal audit for 2017/18 along with the self-assessment results of the QIAP for 2016/17 and the proposed basis that the Internal Audit and Risk Manager will use for the external assessment of the Council’s internal audit function, which is required under the PSIAS.

The Audit Committee is asked to note the QAIP and the results of the self-assessment.

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

The Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the quality assurance arrangements in place for internal audit for 2017/2018 including the self assessment results of the Quality Assurance & Improvement Programme (QUIP). The report also outlined the proposed basis that the Internal Audit and Risk Manager would use for the external assessment of the Council’s internal audit function.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Each year a self-assessment is conducted, external assessment takes place once every 5 years with the next assessment planned for June 2017.

·         Part of that external assessment may also include a dialogue with members of the Audit Committee.

·         Services are quality monitored through a Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.