MINUTE of AUDIT & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Minute of Meeting held at 2.00pm in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Giffnock on 23 January2020.
INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2019/20 -IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS REPORT –OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2019
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................Having referred to two follow-up audit reports prepared during the quarter, she confirmed that limited work only had been possible on the two issues dealt with using contingency time.
In one case this had been due to limited information provided on an allegation, the other issue having involved a small cash discrepancy.
Audit support had also been provided on the introduction of the new core system.
In reply to Councillor Swift, the Chief Auditor clarified why a number of audits had been deleted from the plan as agreed at previous meetings.
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On related issues, it was confirmed that the findings of the Best Value-type review of East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Trust being undertaken by the Scrutiny and Evaluation Officer would be reported to the committee in due course,
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and that departments were themselves checking potential issues identified through the National Fraud Initiative as a consequence of which less support from internal audit was required...........
The committee agreed:-
(a)not to seek any of the reports issued in the quarter at this stage;and
(b)otherwise, to note the report and related comments made.
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