Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Services.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Finance, Procurement and Commercial Property as contained on pages 19–28 of the Book of Reports, the purpose of which is to provide Members with the background to the preparation of the 2020/21 Internal Audit Plan and to present it for approval.

The Chairman invited the Internal Audit Manager to present the report to the Committee. The Internal Audit Manager advised that she was proposing that the plan runs from 1^st July 2020 to 31^st March 2021, to take into account recent and future coronavirus effects.

Comments and questions were raised as follows:

·         Provision of equipment provided to Councillors

·         How future meetings may be conducted

·         Parishes – Accountancy functions

RESOLVED: That the Internal Audit Plan 2020/21 attached at Appendix 1 be approved to take effect from 1 July 2020.