ITEM BV7 - ANNEX BBEST VALUE COMMITTEE – 11 SEPTEMBER 2002AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES – WORK PROGRAMME 2002/03 - PROGRESS STATEMENT AS AT AUGUST 2002Quarter 3 Director for Strategy: Best Value Performance Indicators Testing Monitoring Officer: Compliance with the CIPFA/SOLACE Standards for Corporate Governance Director for Business Support: Delivering the Budget Strategy; Robustness of Budget Reductions; Creditors Key Controls – 2002/03 review; Debtors Key Controls – 2002/03 review; Main Accounting – 2002/03 review; Pension Funds Chief Education Officer: Governance around School Delegation Funding; Early Years; Schools Audit and Accountability Framework Pilot (Quarters 2 and 3) Director of Environmental Services: Asset Management/Corporate Asset Plan Risk Management: Include a risk management plan in all future major projects with a section in all reports to the Executive stating that a risk assessment has been completed. Quarter 4 Director for Strategy: Human Resources Procedures; IT Business Planning; Internet Security; Oxfordshire Community Network (OCN) Director for Business Support: Banking and Bank Reconciliation; Payroll Key Controls – 2002/03 review; Payroll – Anti-Fraud and Corruption Testing 2001/02 Chief Education Officer: NGfL Funding; IT Security Standards; Director of Social Services: Residential and Daycare Charging; Home Support (Domiciliary Care); Performance Management; FINE Action Plan Risk Management: Awareness session on risk management to be arranged for members. Progress on the implementation of the protocol reported to the Best Value Committee and an annual report to the directors on progress with incorporating the protocol into their areas of responsibility.
Keith
Bellew 2
August 2002
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