20 | Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Barnfather and Gillam. |
22 | None. |
23 | Consideration was given to the Annual Audit letter 2010/11 and the External Audit Progress Report, which had been previously circulated. Representatives of the Audit Commission informed Members of the key messages. |
24 | Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Audit and Risk Services, which had been previously circulated, updating members of the Committee on the current level of assurance that could be provided against each corporate risk. |
25 | Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Audit and Risk Services, which had been previously circulated, providing Members with the opportunity to influence the audit risk assessment for the annual audit plan 2012 - 13 and to confirm whether any additional areas of audit work need to be considered.
Members were asked to advise the Service Manager, Audit and Risk Services on what they consider to be the appropriate assessment for each individual audit in relation to:
1. (C) Impact per the Risk Matrix 2. (J) Likelihood of occurrence per the Risk Matrix 3. (G) Third Party sensitivity |
26 | Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Audit and Risk Services, which had been previously circulated, setting out monitoring of departmental progress in the implementation of Internal Audit recommendations and identifying to Members where additional action needs to be considered in relation to any outstanding recommendations. |
27 | Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Audit and Risk Services, which had been previously circulated, summarising the outcome of Internal Audit Activity for the period October to December 2011. |
28 | Members considered a report of the Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, which had been previously circulated, seeking approval to amend all current delegations from this Committee to Officers following the Management Restructure. |
29 | None. |
31 | Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Revenue Services, which had been previously circulated, detailing the reasons for introducing a Risk Based Verification (RBV) approach for new Housing and Council Tax Benefits, and, potentially, for any future Localised Council Tax Rebate Scheme. The report also sought Audit Committee approval of the RBV Policy included at Appendix 1 of the report. |