Agenda item

To receive a report of the Chamberlain

The Sub Committee received a report of the Chamberlain which updated Members on the current work being undertaken by Internal Audit.

The Chairman queried if the Chamberlain was on track to meet the 25 audit days remaining in the financial year to which the Chamberlain was satisfied that this would occur. The Chamberlain’s Department had additional staff working on the Force’s Internal Audit and reporting would be completed by the 31^st March 2014. The past issues related to staff absence had also been resolved and there were now plans in place to assure processes could be agreed despite potential staff leave periods.

The Chamberlain advised they could circulate the report that would be received at the Audit and Risk Committee that outlined the risk assessment undertaken to decide the number of audit days, and the Town Clerk undertook to do so.

The Assistant Commissioner remarked that he was satisfied with the Chamberlain’s audit programme and was in line with the Force Risk Register. He explained that the integrity dashboard was also able to collect monitoring information relevant to the risk register.

Officers informed the Sub-Committee that not all crime reporting was monitored through Internal Audit, but through HMIC independent national scrutiny functions and there was an annual inspection of data quality undertaken. The Director of Corporate Services informed the Sub Committee that further Gateway project reports to update on the accommodation project would be considered at the Police Committee, and he had been meeting with the Chamberlain on progress to date. It was hoped that final plans for Force accommodation would be received at Grand Committee in the next six months, and a verbal update at the next meeting of the Police Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be received and its contents noted.