Issue - meetings

To consider a progress report on the Internal Audit Plan 2021/22.

The Committee considered an update report on the work undertaken by Internal Audit between April and September 2021.

The report summarised the assurance work undertaken on the Internal Audit Plan for 2021/22  and provided a summary of the final reports issued, comparison of the Audit Plan and actual work undertaken, value of grant certification work, and set out the ongoing Internal Audit assignments.

In relation to the audit work on Section 106/CIL it was asked if the parish councils would be included in this work in relation to CIL, as if they had a Neighbourhood Plan would receive a % of money to spend in their area.  In response it was confirmed that the audit would be looking at the Cheshire East Councils processes only.

In relation to staff vacancies in Internal Audit it was reported that two full time staff had been recruited on a temporary basis and one member of staff had returned from maternity leave. 

Reference was made to the audit work understand on schools and the council services offered to schools and it was proposed that briefing session be arranged on these matters.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee notes the contents of the report.