To consider a report of the Audit and Assurance Manager.

The Audit and Assurance Manager submitted a report which provided a summary of the work of the Audit and Assurance Service during 2018/19 and an opinion on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the Council’s control environment, encompassing internal control, risk management and governance, during 2018/19. In discussion, Members raised queries regarding the criteria used for determining the overall satisfaction level, the process for reviewing areas of particular concern or where recommendations had only been implemented in part, and the nature and extent of work undertaken outside the specific Audit Plan, on a responsive basis.

            RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.