Agenda item - Internal Audit Progress Report

Report of the Executive Director Finance & Resources (copy attached)

50.1    The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director Finance & Resources which updated Members on the progress made against the Internal Audit Plan 2014/15. Appendix 2 to the report would be considered under Part Two. The report was introduced by the Principal Audit Manager.

50.2    Councillor A Norman noted that an audit review had been undertaken for Blatchington Mill School, and asked if auditing of schools was a new area of work. The Principal Audit Manager said that it wasn’t, but there had been very few undertaken over the last five years. 

50.3    Dr Horne asked about the work undertaken by the Corporate Fraud Team. The Principal Audit Manager said that previously a large amount of the work undertaken related to Housing Benefit fraud. However, as that area of work was now dealt with by the Department for Works and Pensions, there was now more time to focus on other aspects of corporate fraud such as housing tenancy fraud.

50.4    The Committee then moved to Part Two to consider Appendix 2.

50.5    RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the report.