Audit and Best Value Scrutiny Committee – 20 June 2006

County Hall at 10am

Agenda

Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held on 20th June 2006

Item 5 - External Audit and Inspection Plans 2006/07

To appraise the Committee of the External Audit and Inspection Plans

Appendix to Item 5

Appendix to Item 5 – Audit and Inspection Plan

Internal Audit Services: Annual Report and Opinion

To give an opinion on the County Council's control environment for the year 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006

Internal Audit Services Annual Report and Opinion 2005/2006

Appendix to Item 6 – Internal Audit Services Annual Report and Opinion 2005/2006

Appendix 2 to item 6

Appendix 2 to Item 6

Item 7 - Internal Audit Strategy 2006/07 and Annual Plan

To present the Council's Internal Audit Strategy 2006/07 and Annual Plan

Annexe A to item 7

Annexe A to Item 7 – Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Audit Plan 2006/2007

Annexe C to item 7

Annexe C to Item 7 – Internal Audit Performance Indicators

Annexe D to Item 7

Annexe D to Item 7 – 2007/8 Potential Audit Activity

Annexe E to Item 7

Annexe E to item 7 – Strategic Risk Management Log for 2005/06 – Internal Audit Coverage

Item 8 - Risk Management Annual Report

To advise the Committee of further progress in strengthening strategic and operational risk assessment and control

Annexe A to item 8

Annexe A to Item 8 – Report to Cabinet on 6 June 2006

Appendix 1 to Item 8

Appendix 1 to Item 8 – Use of Resources Key Lines of Enquiry

Appendix 2 to Item 8

Appendix 2 to Item 8 – Risk Identification & Management Framework

Appendix 3 to Item 8

Appendix 3 to Item 8 – Strategic Risk Management Log for 2005/06

Item 9 - Role of the Audit Committee

To recommend changes to the terms of reference of the Audit & Best Value Scrutiny Committee in preparation for the CPA 2006 and to comply with CIFA Guidance on Audit Committees

Appendix A to Item 9

Appendix A to Item 9 – ESCC Self-Assessment Checklist – measuring the effectiveness of the Audit Committee

Appendix B to Item 9

Appendix B to Item 9 – Audit Committee Action Plan

Appendix C to Item 9

Appendix C to Item 9 – Proposed revised terms of reference

Item 10 - Capital Programme Slippage

To update the Committee on work planned to minimise capital programme slippage

Appendix 1 to Item 10

Appendix 1 to Item 10 – Capital Outturn History

Appendix 2 to Item 10

Appendix 2 to Item 10 – Analysis of 52 Building Projects in 2005/06

Carbon Management Plan

To advise Members of progress made since the adoption of the Carbon Management Plan by Cabinet on 19 April 2005

Appendix 1 to Item 11

Appendix 1 to Item 11 – Carbon Management Action Plan

Item 12 - Analysis of Agency Staff Spend in 2005/06

To provide the Scrutiny Committee with an analysis of how much the County Council spends on agency workers compared with salaries for directly employed staff

Item 13 - Pre-employment and Criminal Records Bureau Checking Process

To provide an update of the progress made against the recommendation s from the Audit and Performance Division's review of November 2005 of pre-employment and CRB checking arrangements at East Sussex County Council

Item 14 - Best Value Review of the feasibility of a Joint Waste Partnership/Organisation

To inform the Committee of the progress being made with the Best Value Review on the feasibility of a Joint Waste Partnership/Organisation

Item 15 - Best Value Review of Sustainable Communities - Final Monitoring report

To inform Members of progress with implementing the recommendations of the Best Value Review

Appendix to Item 15

Appendix to Item 15 – monitoring report on recommendations

Item 16 - Best Value Review Programme 2006-2007

To identify future Best Value Reviews

Item 17 - Scrutiny Committee - 2005/2006 work programme

2005–2006 Scrutiny Work Programme

Item 18 - Forward Plan June to November

Forward Plan for June to November 2006