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ITEM BV7 - ANNEX B

BEST VALUE COMMITTEE – 11 SEPTEMBER 2002

AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES – WORK PROGRAMME 2002/03 - PROGRESS STATEMENT AS AT AUGUST 2002

Quarter 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
Audit Services Manager

2 August 2002

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