Issue - meetings

The report by the Chief Internal Auditor is to update the Governance and Audit and Standards Committee on the Internal Audit Performance for 2018/19 against the Annual Audit Plan, highlight areas of concern and areas where assurance can be given on the internal control framework.

In addition to this the Annual Opinion on the effectiveness of the Internal Control Environment is provided in the attached Appendix C. This opinion feeds into the Annual Governance Statement and is a requirement of the Local Government Act 1999 and the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

RECOMMENDED:

(1)  That Members note the Audit Performance for 2018/19 to 5th July 2019.

(2)  That Members note the highlighted areas of control weakness from the 2018/19 Audit Plan.

(3)  That members note the Annual Audit Report and Opinion for 2018/19.