Issue - meetings

Report of the Internal Audit and Assurance Manager.

The Internal Audit and Assurance Manager presented the Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally Strategy for 2016-2019 (Update) to inform the Committee of the outcome of a self-assessment against the Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally (FFCL) Strategy and the resulting plan of action.

Members were advised that, as a preliminary action in connection with the strategy, a self-assessment had been undertaken against the checklist included in the FFCL Strategy.

The outcome of the self-assessment, setting out potential areas for development and planned actions was appended to the report. It was reported that overall the exercise had been very positive in terms of confirming the commitment being shown though the Council’s counter fraud arrangements and in serving to identify areas in which further improvement was possible. It was judged that the actions identified could be implemented within current budgets and staffing resources.

Members were advised that progress updates would be included in future reports to the Committee on counter-fraud activity.

Resolved:-

That the report be noted.