Issue - meetings

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

The report sets out the progress made by internal audit for the period 1 August 2020 to 31 October 2020.

The purpose of the report is to inform Members of the resources utilised by internal audit during the period, the activities undertaken in the reporting period and the status of the work currently being undertaken.

The summary dashboards have not been produced for this Committee but will be presented again at the year end March 2021 meeting.

The Committee is asked to note the report.

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

The Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which were circulated) which set out the progress made by internal audit for the period 1 August 2020 to 31 October 2020.

The report also informed Members of the resources utilised by internal audit during the period, the activities undertaken in the reporting period and the status of the work currently being undertaken.

The summary dashboards were not produced for this Committee but will be presented again at the year end March 2021 meeting.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members wished to extend their thanks to all officers who had been responsible for the issuing of business grants over the period and the amount of work that had been carried out by the Audit team was recognised.

·         Members asked whether there had been any issues caused by a lack of clarity on national messaging and whether this had improved. In response, Members were advised that the team had worked very hard to ensure that applications were user friendly and contained all the information required for businesses.

·         Members commented that the report was testimony to the resilience of Stockport Council and the Audit team.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.