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Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

14 November 2022

 

Internal Audit Interim Report 2022-23

 

Final Decision-Maker

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

Lead Head of Service

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Internal Audit

Lead Officer and Report Author

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Internal Audit

Classification

Public

Wards affected

All

 

Executive Summary

 

This report summarises the work towards completing the 2022/23 Audit & Assurance Plan agreed by this Committee in March 2022. It also gives updates on changes within the Mid Kent Audit Partnership.

 

Purpose of Report

 

Noting

 

 

This report makes the following recommendations to this Committee:

1.   That work completed so far on the 2022/23 Audit & Assurance Plan be noted.

 

 

Timetable

Meeting

Date

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

14th November 2022



Internal Audit Interim Report 2022-23

 

1.       CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

 

 

Issue

Implications

Sign-off

Impact on Corporate Priorities

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Cross Cutting Objectives

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Risk Management

The report introduces no risks that require separate description in the Council’s risk registers, nor materially impacts any currently described.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Financial

The report author confirms that remaining work will be completed within agreed budgets and within agreed staffing levels.

Section 151 Officer & Finance Team

Staffing

Remaining work will be completed within agreed budgets and within agreed staffing levels.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Legal

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Interim Team Leader

(Contentious

and

Corporate

Governance) 

Privacy and Data Protection

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Policy and Information Team

Equalities

The report is for noting only, providing  Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals. An EqIA will not be required.

Equalities & Communities Officer

Public Health

 

 

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Public Health Officer

Crime and Disorder

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Procurement

The audit support contracts mentioned in the report are being progressed in consultation with the shared procurement service.

Alison Blake – Interim Head of Audit Partnership

Biodiversity and Climate Change

The report is for noting only, providing to Members an update on progress. It seeks no new decisions and makes no new proposals.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Manager

 

 

2.      INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

 

2.1     This Committee approved the 2022/23 Audit & Assurance plan in March 2022. This report summarises progress towards delivering the plan up to 31 October 2022 and sets out the path towards completing the plan over the next 6 months. It also provides updates on staffing within the service.

 

2.2     The new Head of Audit Partnership will update Senior Management and Members once she starts in December as to whether the service holds sufficient resource to accumulate enough evidence to support a year end opinion.

 

 

 

3.   AVAILABLE OPTIONS

 

3.1     We present the report for Member information and for noting.

 

 

 

4.        PREFERRED OPTION AND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

 

4.1     We present the report for Member information and for noting.

 

 

 

5.       RISK

5.1    The risks associated with this proposal, including the risks if the Council does not act as recommended, have been considered in line with the Council’s Risk Management Framework. We are satisfied that the risks associated are within the Council’s risk appetite and will be managed as per the Policy.

 

 

 

6.       CONSULTATION RESULTS AND PREVIOUS COMMITTEE FEEDBACK

                                                  

6.1     We present the report for Member information and for noting.  There has been no formal consultation, but its content has been discussed with the Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement.

 

 

 

7.       NEXT STEPS: COMMUNICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISION

 

7.1     We present the report for Member information and for noting.

 

 

 

 

8.        REPORT APPENDICES

 

The following documents are to be published with this report and form part of the report:

·         Appendix 1: Internal Audit Interim Report 2022/23

 

 

9.        BACKGROUND PAPERS

 

Various referenced background papers and guidance documents are included as hyperlinks within Appendix 1