Audit Investigations Update
[To receive the current position on audit investigations]
Minutes:
Mark Wilkes, Audit Business Partner presented the update report on two current audit investigations. One of the cases, which had been reported upon in the local press, related to the theft of Council computers by an employee.
Members of the Committee expressed their shock, concern and disappointment at the thefts and the lack of control measures in place to have prevented the thefts occurring. They hoped that suitable checks would be put in place to safeguard the Council’s assets in the future and that the incident would act as a was a warning to the Council to ensure that its controls are suitably robust to ensure this type of theft was not occurring elsewhere within the organisation. Peter Farrow, Head of Audit informed the Committee that a task and finish group had been established to help the ICT service to improve its stock control measures. Claire Nye, Director of Finance informed the Committee that the Council’s Strategic Executive Board shared the Committee’s concern and disappointment at the incident. One of her priorities going forward would be to make sure that there are controls in place to safeguard the Council’s assets.
Resolved:
That the update on the internal audit investigation be noted and details of the ICT risk assessment be reported to the next meeting of the Committee.