Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Internal Auditor

The Internal Audit Manager introduced a report which details the Council’s systems of internal control for 2018/19. The remit of the Audit and Standards Committee includes the duties to agree and review the Annual Audit Plan. The remit is to also review the probity and effectiveness of internal controls, both financial and operational, including the Council’s arrangements for identifying and managing risk.

The report will change slightly in its layout in the future to reflect that there is a joint audit plan with Eastbourne Borough Council.

Members asked how the external peer review is being paid for. It was confirmed that there is no cost as the review was being done through the Sussex Audit Group.

RESOLVED -To note that the overall standards of internal control were generally satisfactory during the financial year 2018/19.