Agenda and minutes

Governance and Audit Committee - Wednesday, 4th March, 2009 10.30 am

Venue: Darent Room, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Andrew Tait 01622 694342

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes - 2 December 2008 View the background to item 1. Additional documents: Webcast for 1. Minutes: RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2008 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.
2.	Internal Audit Progress Report Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: RESOLVED that the report be noted.
3.	Internal Audit Reporting - Irregularities View the background to item 3. Additional documents: Webcast for 3. Minutes: RESOLVED that the report be noted.
4.	2009/10 Internal Audit Plan Additional documents: Webcast for 4. Minutes: RESOLVED that approval be given to the draft Internal Audit Plan and proposed work programme.
5.	External Audit Progress report Additional documents: Webcast for 5. Minutes: (1) Mr D Wells from the Audit Commission was present for this item to introduce the report. (2) RESOLVED that the report be noted.
6.	Audit Commission Internal Audit Review 2007/08 Additional documents: Webcast for 6. Minutes: (1) RESOLVED that the external auditor’s report be received and its recommendations noted.
7.	Audit Commission Review of Use of Resources Additional documents: Webcast for 7. Minutes: RESOLVED that the external auditor’s report be received and its recommendations noted.
8.	Directorate Risk Registers Additional documents: Webcast for 8. Minutes: RESOLVED that the revised risk registers be noted.
9.	An Anti Fraud Strategy for KCC Additional documents: Webcast for 9. Minutes: (1) The Committee agreed to amend the draft Whistleblowing Strategy through the inclusion of an additional statement within its Introduction that the County Council regards whistleblowing as an entirely positive benefit. (2) RESOLVED that :- (a) the promotion of a counter-fraud culture within the County Council be endorsed; and (b) approval be given to the Anti-Fraud strategy set out in Appendix 1 of the report subject to paragraph (1) above.
10.	Data Quality Audit 2007/08 Additional documents: Webcast for 10. Minutes: RESOLVED that:- (a) approval be given to the action plan set out in Appendix 1 of the report; (b) the Policy Overview Committees be asked to discuss the Data Quality audit in order to engage Members more fully with data quality issues; and (c) the report be referred to the Informal Member Group: Member Information.
11.	KCC Annual Complaints Report 2007/08 Additional documents: Webcast for 11. Minutes: RESOLVED that the report be noted and the proposed changes from 2009 supported.
12.	Health, Wellbeing and Attendance Action Plan Additional documents: Webcast for 12. Minutes: RESOLVED that:- (a) the work underway to address health, well-being and attendance be noted; and (b) a report giving greater detail on the work around well-being be presented to a future meeting of the Committee.
13.	IT Solutions for the provision of key services ( Presentation on the response to a key risk identified by Committee Members) Additional documents: Webcast for 13. Minutes: (1) The Head of ICT Commissioning gave a presentation on the risk to service associated with the County Council’s increasing use of information technology. (2) RESOLVED that Mr Bole be thanked for his presentation and that the level of risk to service (in direct proportion to the level of reliance on the technology deployed) be noted.
14.	Superannuation Fund Audit Plan for 2008/09 Additional documents: Webcast for 14. Minutes: The Chairman informed the Committee that this matter would be considered by the Superannuation Fund Committee.