Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Internal Audit Team Leader updating the Committee on the work performed by Internal Audit for the 2016/17 financial year.To include an update regarding any remaining outstanding high priority recommendations.

The Committee had before it, and NOTED, a report * from the Internal Audit Team Leader updating it on the work performed by Internal Audit for the 2016/17 financial year.

Brief discussion took place under each of the following headings:

Members Allowances

·         The rule that expense claims over 2 months old would not be paid unless there were exceptional circumstances and the appropriate authorisation had been sought needed to be reinforced.

·         Electronic completion of expense claims by Members was now requested.

Gifts and Hospitality

·         The rules and regulations regarding this area were included within the Constitution. It was requested that there be a version control sheet on the front of the Constitution showing the date of any amendments and who had actioned them.

Note: *Report previously circulated; copy attached to the signed minutes.