Issue - meetings

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

The report advises Members on the annual risk-based internal audit plan which takes into account the requirement to produce an annual internal audit opinion.

Audit Committee is asked to approve the revised annual internal audit plan and audit charter for 2020/21.

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

A representative of the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which advised Members on the annual risk-based internal audit plan which took into account the requirement to produce an annual internal audit opinion.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members commented with regard to Troubled Families and felt that it was important to discover what strategies worked and what could be consolidated into mainstream activity.

·         Officers were asked to comment on the current size of the audit team.  In response, Members were advised that half of the audit resources were focusing on adult social care.  Some staff had also been redeployed which meant that delivery of the Audit Plan 2020-21 was ambitious.

·         Members queried the lack of information relating to refuse collections and Life Leisure and were advised that there was a separate Totally Local Company Audit Committee and that a piece of work with Life Leisure needed to be undertaken.

·         Members felt that the Revised Internal Audit Plan 2020-21 was as robust as it could be at this time and that flexibility was vital.

Resolved –    (i) That the report be noted.

(ii) That the revised annual internal audit plan and audit charter for  2020/21 be approved.