Issue - meetings

3.10pm

This report presents the matters considered by the Audit Working Group Meeting of 7 February 2018.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the report. 

Recommendation agreed.

Ms Cox summarised the report and drew particular attention to the discussions on Mental Health and S106s.  Mr Jones, Chairman of the AWG, stated that, on Mental Health they are not at the critical decision stage yet and there are big challenges to be tackled on S106s.

Ms Cox reported that Council officers visited Hampshire regarding the VAT issue and are satisfied that there is a good plan to ensure compliance.  Any issues identified so far have been compliance issues and not related to fraud.

The Chairman asked if the AWG needed to meet more often given the volume of work.  Mr Jones responded that there was still a certain backlog resulting from the time lost over the two elections last year but that the current cycle which matched the main Committee meeting cycle was sufficient.

RESOLVED: to note the report.