Audit Committee

Tuesday 11 September 2007 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Provost McCormick, Councillors Ahlfeld, Blair, Brooks, Dorrian, Ferguson, Fyfe, Loughran, MacLeod and McCallum.

Chair:  Councillor Blair presided.

In attendance:  Corporate Director Improvement and Performance, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Internal Auditor, Head of Support and Development and Mr F Jarvie (for Head of Legal and Administration).

Present Also:  Ms E Boyd, Audit Scotland.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

575

Internal Audit Progress Report

575

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Improvement and Performance on the work undertaken by the Internal Audit section during the period 15 February to 15 August 2007.

Decided:  that the Committee note the progress made by Internal Audit in the reporting period.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 6 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

576

Internal Audit Progress Report - Appendix

576

There was submitted appendix to the Internal Audit progress report providing details of special investigations undertaken since the last meeting of the Committee.

Decided:

(1)                                                                                                           that the appendix be noted;  and

(2)                                                                                                           that it be remitted to the Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection to raise with the organisation, the concerns expressed by the Committee regarding the circumstances surrounding the Internal Audit investigation set out in paragraph 5.9 and that a report providing further information be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee.

577

Internal Audit Report - Pupil Transport

577

There was submitted a report by the Corporate Director Improvement and Performance appending the Internal Audit report entitled “Pupil Transport - Strathclyde Passenger Transport (“SPT”) and External”.

Decided:

(1) that the Committee note the detail of the Internal Audit report;  and

(2) that it be remitted to the Corporate Director Education and Social Care to report to the next meeting on the progress made in complying with the agreed action plan.