Issue - meetings

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

14.1     The Committee considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer, which presented the management response to a recent Internal Audit into the management of capital projects which had received minimal assurance.

14.2     The Committee discussed:

·         Controls over consultants agreeing changes to costs.  The Assistant Director Property set out the project gateways and detailed costs assessments made at the start of the projects, together with greater day to day control and presence on site, as means to avoid unexpected overspending.

·         Internal Audit will conduct a formal follow up and report back to the Audit Committee, in line with their usual practice.

14.3     The Committee RESOLVED to note the key findings of the audit report into capital projects and the agreed management actions taken to date in response to its findings.