Issue - meetings

To receive the 2018/19 Internal Audit and Investigation Q1 Progress Report.

Andrew Moulton, Assistant Director Governance presented the 2018/19 Internal Audit and Investigation Q1 Progress Report.

During the discussion of this item the following points were made:

·         There were ten audits carried forward from 2017/18, three were at final report stage and seven at draft report stage.  For 2018/19 audits there were thirteen that were work in progress and there was one grant certification.

·         Members were updated on the Housing Rents audit follow up work.  It was noted that considerable progress had been made to address the concerns raised the previous year.  However, despite the work that had been done, the audit opinion remained third of four due to the amount of debt involved and the lack of reduction since the previous audit.  Bob Watson, Lead Specialist – Finance indicated that the level of rent arrears was slowly reducing.  The present focus was on reducing conversions from short term to long term arrears.  Members requested an update on the progress made against the Housing Rents audit and whether progress made was sustainable, at the Committee’s February meeting.

RESOLVED:  That the 2018/19 Internal Audit and Investigation Q1 Progress Report be noted.