Report No. 198/2018 was received from the Head of Internal Audit, the purpose of which was to update members on the progress made in delivering the 2018/19 Annual Audit Plan and outcomes from audit assignments completed since the last Committee meeting.

During discussion the following points were noted:

1. There was ongoing negotiation with regard to obtaining a bond for the Waste Contract which was currently overdue by 12 months.  There would be a risk assessment regarding contract supply failure and the views of internal audit would be included in any recommendations;
2. There had been a recent theft from a car parking ticket machine. Car parking will be reviewed by Internal Audit as part of the annual fraud risk work to see if there were any improvements that could be made.  The Council was trying to move towards “cashless” systems to avoid the costs and risks associated with holding cash; and
3. All issues identified with Waste Services were being addressed.

RESOLVED

The Committee NOTED the Internal Audit update report.