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Internal Audit Progress Report

Meeting: 11/03/2019 - Audit and Risk Committee (Item 10)

10 Internal Audit Update - Quarter Three pdf icon PDF 885 KB

[To note the contents of the latest Internal Audit update]

Minutes:

Peter Farrow, Head of Audit presented the report on progress made against the 2018/2019 internal audit plan and on recently completed work.

 

Mr John Humphries, Independent Member asked how much funding the Council allocated to its four Tenant Management Organisations (TMOs); to what extent could the Council ensure the TMOs complied with the recommendations from the TMO review; and whether there were any sanctions for failure to comply.   Mark Wilkes, Audit Business Partner advised that the TMOs shared £4 million funding. On the latter point, the Head of Audit reported that ultimately the Council had responsibility for the TMOs if action needed to take action to ensure they made the necessary improvements.

 

Mr John Humphries went on to asked whether the Council would be held vicariously liable for any mistakes or errors made by the TMOs and if so what cover the Council had in place. The Head of Audit undertook to check the position and report back.

 

Following a suggestion from Mike Ager, Independent Member, the Committee agreed to discuss progress made with the implementation of the recommendations arising from the TMO review at the second meeting of the Committee in new Municipal Year.

 

Resolved:

1.    That the contents of the latest internal audit update as at the end of quarter three be noted.

 

2.    That the Service Director of City Housing be invited to the meeting on 27 July 2019 to discuss progress on the implementation of the action plan arising from the audit review of the TMOs.