Issue - meetings

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Report by the Director for Finance.

This report presents the matters considered by the Audit Working Group Meeting of 23 October 2019.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Recommendation agreed

Sarah Cox introduced the report and asked if Members wanted the S106 issue to come before the Committee.  It was agreed that it was sufficient for it to be reviewed at the AWG in June but that update will be critical.

Councillor Charles Mathew expressed great concern that the S106 and security bonds issues had both continued for over a year.  He understood the recruitment challenges but the Council needed to make sure such problems were advanced.

Sarah Cox responded that the Chief Executive had made it clear that the situation is not acceptable.  The AWG was more encouraged by the latest update which indicated that a new culture was being instilled.  It is expected that the required software will be procured by June 2020.

RESOLVED: to note the report.