A meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday, 11 June 2009 at 10.30am.

 

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Michelle Morris
Assistant Chief Executive

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

 

1. Apologies for Absence

 

2. Internal Audit Progress Report 

 

There is circulated Report No. AS-8-09 dated 27 May 2009 by the Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management which provides details of work in progress and other information relevant to the operation of the Internal Audit Section.

 

The Committee is invited to note the terms of the report as circulated and the action being taken to recruit suitable Auditors.

 

3. Statement on Internal Control and Annual Report 2008/09 

 

There is circulated Report No. AS-9-09 dated 21 May 2009 by the Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management which confirms that the Statement on Internal Control includes an assessment of the adequacy, reliability and effectiveness of the Council’s system of internal financial control and provides information for the Council’s Corporate Governance Assurance Statement.

 

The Annual Report provides an overview of the Internal Audit Section’s activities during 2008/09 and considers the issues to be addressed during 2009/10. 

 

The Committee is invited to note the terms of the Statement on Internal Control and the Annual Report for 2008/09 as circulated.

 

4. Risk Management Update

 

There is circulated Report No. AS-10-09 dated 25 May 2009 by the Depute Chief Executive which provides an update on the progress in managing the Corporate and Cross Cutting Risks (CCCR).

 

The Committee is invited to note the terms of the report as circulated.

 

5. External Audit Review – Strategic Audit Risk Analysis 2008/09  

 

There is circulated Report No. AS-11-09 dated 18 May 2009 by the Depute Chief Executive which presents the Strategic Audit Risk Analysis 2008/09 as published by the Council’s External Auditors (Audit Scotland).

 

The Committee is invited to note the terms of the report as circulated.

 6.     Code of Corporate Governance   

 

There is circulated Report No. AS-12-09 by the Assistant Chief Executive which provides information on progress with the actions agreed in the Local Code of Corporate Governance for 2008/09 and details the actions which could appear in the Code for 2009/10.

The Committee is asked to note progress on the actions for 2008/09 and approve the actions proposed for the 2009/10 Code of Corporate Governance.