Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Audit and Risk Management:

i)                    To inform Members of the requirements of the Accounts and Audit (amendment) (England) Regulations 2006 and the action taken to address these.

ii)                  To advise Members of the outcome of the independent review of Haringey’s internal audit service.

Anne Woods, Head of Audit and Risk Management, presented the report on the outcome of the independent review of Haringey’s internal audit service and the requirements of the Accounts and Audit (amendment) (England) Regulations 2006 and the actions taken to address these. The review was undertaken in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice, and took the form of a peer review with three other London authorities. The report on Haringey had been produced by the London Borough of Kensington of Chelsea. A recommendation that the review of the effectiveness of Internal Audit should be presented to Audit Committee had been made, and had been addressed by the information provided to the Committee in the previous report on the agenda.

In response to a question from the Chair, the Chief Financial Officer confirmed that she was fully satisfied with the content of the report. Grant Thornton also confirmed that they were satisfied with the report.

RESOLVED

i)                    That the findings of the review which confirms that Haringey’s internal audit service fully complies with the CIPFA Code of Practice be noted.

ii)                  That the actions taken to address the recommendation made be noted.