Issue - meetings
Annual Report and Opinion of the Chief Internal Auditor
Meeting: 22/06/2022 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 10)
10 Annual Report and Opinion of the Chief Internal Auditor 
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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services summarising the work of internal audit during 2021/22 and providing the Chief Internal Auditor’s opinion on the overall control environment operating within the Council during the year.
The Chief Internal Auditor presented the report, indicating that this report was a key requirement of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. The report outlined that the opinion for the 2021/22 financial year was adequate with adequate prospects for improvement.
Questions and issues were raised on the following matters: Cherry House Children’s Home – request for a financial update; Staff Sickness absence levels; Member Development – clarification on designation of ‘mandatory’ courses; Commercial Development - Sandway Homes – lack of transparency and issues around governance arrangements; and delivery of the Audit Plan.
RESOLVED: That
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the work of internal audit during 2021/2022 and the overall opinion on the control environment of the Council during that period be noted; and |
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the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services be requested to provide a report to next meeting outlining the governance arrangements relating to the Council’s wholly owned companies. |