Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Internal Auditor and Corporate Fraud Manager which presented the appendices in the Internal Audit Progress Report referred to in Part A of the Agenda (for copy see file of Minutes).
Members expressed concern that the target dates in respect of overdue actions in a number of Service Groupings had been revised. The Committee was concerned about the potentially significant wider implications of failure to complete actions by the original target date.
Members discussed suggestions for monitoring overdue actions by the Committee. It was proposed that Officers complete the report for quarter two and discuss with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee the areas where slippage had occurred. It was also proposed that Managers be informed that the owners of actions may be invited to attend Audit Committee to discuss the reasons for the slippage in target dates.
Resolved:
That the content of Appendices 6 and 7 be noted, and the proposed actions in respect of the overdue areas as outlined, be agreed.