Issue - meetings

The Committee were provided with details of the work undertaken by the internal audit & counter fraud teams during quarter 4 and the overall outturn for 2016/17. Based upon the work undertaken since the last update no material issues had arisen therefore the Head of Assurance was able to conclude that reasonable assurance could be given that the internal control environment was operating adequately. No limited assurance reports had been issued in quarter four.

The Committee questioned officers with regard those high priority recommendations which had not yet been fully implemented.  The Committee were given an assurance that both of these were in hand.

Officers were also asked for clarification with regard to the housing investigations. Officers informed the Committee that initially the Tenancy Fraud

Project had targeted council stock, but given its success the scope had been broaden to include PSL stock.

Officers also supplied clarification as to the basis of the figure reached as nominal value for the properties recovered following investigation. A nominal figure had been agreed by the Audit Commission based on the cost of housing a family for a year.

The report was noted.