Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Wednesday, 25th March, 2015 6.30 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
770 Apologies and substitutions.
 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors McMahon and Ward (no substitutes).
771 Declarations of interest.
 The following declarations of interest were made:

(a) Councillor Betson - matters in relation to South Essex Homes - non-pecuniary interest - member of South Essex Homes Board

(b) Councillor Betson - Counter Fraud & Investigation Report (agenda item 6) - non-pecuniary interest - Employee of HMRC
772 Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 14th January, 2015
 Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 14th January 2015 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
773 BDO: Progress Report to Those Charge with Governance
Business for item 773
Resolved:

That the progress made in delivering the Annual Audit Plan for 2014/15 be accepted.
774 Internal Audit Service Quarterly Performance Report
Business for item 774
Resolved:

That the progress made in delivering the 2014/15 Internal Audit Strategy, be noted.
775 Counter Fraud and Investigation Directorate Quarterly Performance Report
Business for item 775
Resolved:

That the progress made in delivering the Council's Corporate Counter Fraud & Investigation Plan for 2014/15 be noted.
776 BDO: Audit Plan 2014/15
Business for item 776
Resolved:

That the BDO Audit Plan for 2014/15, be accepted.
777 Internal Audit Charter, Strategy and Audit Plan 2015/16
Business for item 777
Resolved:

That the Charter, Strategy and proposed Audit Plan for 2015/16, be approved.
778 Information Item
 The Committee noted the following documents:-

- CIPFA Better Governance Forum, Audit Committee Update Issue 15;
- Code of Practice on Managing the Risk of Fraud and Corruption;
- The Audit Committee Role in Countering Fraud;
- Regular Briefing on Current Developments.
18.30/19.30

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Betson (Chairman),
Councillors Ayling, Courtenay, Moring, Moyies, Robertson and Stafford and Mr R Everitt (Co-opted Member)
In attendance:
S Holland, J Chesterton, L Everard, G Mortimer, E Allen, A Lyons, D Kleinberg, R Harris and A Langridge (BDO)

Business

ItemBusiness
773The Committee considered a report of the BDO External Auditor which provided an update on progress in delivering the 2014/15 Annual Audit Plan.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by officers.
774The Committee considered a report of Corporate Director for Corporate Services which provided an update on the progress made in delivering the Internal Audit Strategy for 2014/15.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by officers.
775The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services which provided an update on the progress made in delivering the Council's Corporate Counter Fraud & Investigation Plan for 2014/15.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by officers.

On consideration of the report, the Head of Internal Audit undertook to include an additional entry on the Case Summary in Appendix 1 to be more explicit on the total number of cases (i.e. those cases that have not progressed to investigation stage).
776The Committee considered a report of the BDO External Auditor which presented the External Auditor's Audit Plan for 2014/15.
777The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate Services which presented the Internal Audit Charter with the supporting Strategy, Audit Risk Assessment and proposed Audit Plan for 2015/16 for consideration.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by officers.

 

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