To consider a report of the Audit and Assurance Manager.

[Note: Councillor Lloyd declared a Personal Interest in this item in relation to her Governorship of Stretford High School.]

The Audit and Assurance Manager submitted a report whose purpose was to provide a summary of the work of Audit and Assurance during the period October to December 2020 and to provide ongoing assurance to the Council on the adequacy of its control environment. A detailed update was provided for Members on work undertaken and audit opinions issued, recommendations agreed and implemented, performance against the work plan, and planned work to be undertaken. Whilst the pandemic had unavoidably had an impact on some work, for example in respect of visits to schools, there were currently no major concerns reported; and a further update would be provided to Members at the Committee’s next meeting, with a full annual report to the meeting after that. In discussion Members were advised on how different aspects of issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic were reflected in the management of the Strategic Risk Register, which was itself subject to regular reporting to this Committee.

          RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.