Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Thursday, 20th January, 2005 7.00 pm

Date:
Thursday, 20th January, 2005
Time:
7.00pm
Place:
Lancashire Fusiliers Room, Bury Town Hall
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor J P Costello (in the Chair);
Councillors A K Matthews, R H J Nuttall, K Rothwell, G Sharkey and B Vincent
Co-opted:
Mr A Loyns

No members of the public attended the meeting
Apologies for absence:
Councillors K S Briggs (CL), A J Garner (CL) and I Gartside (CL)
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Item Description Decision
Open
AU.900 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Preamble for item AU.900
 
AU.901 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item AU.901
 
AU.902 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 9th November, 2004 7.00pm
 It was agreed:

That the Minutes of the last meeting held on 9 November 2004 be signed as a correct record.
AU.903 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
Preamble for item AU.903
 
AU.904 AUDIT COMMISSION ANNUAL AUDIT & INSPECTION REPORT
Preamble for item AU.904
It was agreed:

1. That the continued improvements to service delivery as acknowledged by the Audit Commission be noted.

2. That the Annual Letter be accepted, the action suggested by the Audit Commission be approved and the inclusion of actions required within the appropriate Service and other Action Plans be supported.
AU.905 AUDIT COMMISSION PROGRESS STATEMENT 2004/2005
Preamble for item AU.905
It was agreed:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the review of IT developments and new financial systems be considered at a future meeting of this Committee.
AU.906 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
 Delegated decision:

That, in accordance with Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business since they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information in respect of action taken in connection with the prevention and investigation of prosecution of any crime.
Exempt
AU.907 INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT
  • (Attachment: 5)A report from the Head of Audit and Risk Management
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    (Attachment: 6)Appendix A
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    (Attachment: 7)Appendix B
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    (Attachment: 8)Appendix C
  
AU.908 INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS - MEMBERS'FEEDBACK
  • (Attachment: 9)A report from the Head of Audit and Risk Management
  
The meeting started at 7.00 pm and finished at 7.50 pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
AU.900In welcoming Clive Portman and Linda Kettles from the Audit Commission, the Chair also welcomed Adrian Lythgoe and Jillian Burrows from KPMG, who will take over the external audit role on behalf of the Audit Commission for the 2005/2006 Accounts.
AU.901Councillor K Rothwell declared a personal interest in Minute No. AU.904, ‘Audit Commission Annual Audit and Inspection Letter’, insofar as it related to Council housing and insofar as it impacted upon his membership of the Bury Learning Disability Partnership Board and the Bury Community Equipment Store Board.
AU.903There were no members of the public present to ask questions under this item.
AU.904A report of the Leader was submitted which presented to Members a draft copy of the Audit and Inspection Annual Letter for 2004. The letter summarised the conclusions and significant issues arising from the Audit Commission’s recent audit and inspection programme.

The key messages produced in the Executive Summary to the report pointed out that the Council had improved to become a ‘good’ council and was considered to be well placed to continue to improve the way it worked and the services it provided to local people.

It was reported that the Audit Commission would be undertaking joint assessments with OFSTED and the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) in recognition of the changes brought about through the Children Act.
AU.905The Audit Commission’s Audit and Inspection Programme Progress Statement as at January 2005 was submitted.