Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain (copy attached).

The Sub-Committee received a six monthly report of the Chamberlain providing details of internal audit reviews undertaken in the financial year ending March 2013.

The Chairman expressed his disappointment with the level of audit activity in 2012-13 – with only 13 internal audit days completed out of the planned 80 days. Members were informed that although the service was moving forward positively, the level of progress had been affected by a number of factors including staff turnover and audit re-prioritisation. The Assistant Commissioner added that he was satisfied with the work of Internal Audit going forward

Members sought assurance that Internal Audit would deliver its Force Internal Audit programme for 2013-14 and requested an update on the recommendations from the following future audit reviews - Police Fleet Management and the Police Use of Third Party Payments (including consultants).

It was also requested that Internal Audit provide a detailed outline of the audit and inspection framework to ensure that audit coverage provided by the HMIC is not being duplicated by the planned audit work programmed by Internal Audit

RESOLVED – That a report be produced for the next meeting that sets out the audit and inspection framework to ensure audit duplication was not occurring with HMIC.