Issue - meetings

Resolved:

(1)  The current draft Internal Audit Plan for 2019-2020 be noted.

(2)  The final draft Internal Audit Plan be submitted for approval at committee on the 15 April 2019.

(3)  A clear timescale for completion of the internal audits to be included within the plan for 2019/20.

(4)  Internal audits completed summary in advance of committee to be circulated to members subject to the approval of the chair.

The committee considered the draft internal audit plan for 2019/20. The draft plan was developed to achieve a balance between setting out planned audit work whilst allowing for flexibility and responsive to the changes in business needs, priorities and risks during the year.

Councillor Craig Collingswood queried the approximately 185 internal audit dates required to enable the audit plan being delivered would be resourced. The Head of Audit shared that the number of days had increased in comparison to the previous year but reflected the growth and the new areas that the WMCA was developing into. The Interim Head of Finance was comfortable with the number of days proposed.

Further to committee’s request to have advance sighting of completed audit, the Head of Audit would look to introduce a process in which committee received notification of completed audits via the Chair, between meetings.

Resolved:

(1)  The current draft Internal Audit Plan for 2019/20 be noted.

(2)  The final draft Internal Audit Plan be submitted for approval at committee on the 15 April 2019.

(3)  A clear timescale for completion of the internal audits to be included within the plan for 2019/20.

(4)  Internal audits completed summary in advance of committee be circulated to members.