Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Corporate Services

RESOLVED that:

(a)             Cheltenham Borough Council’s Internal Audit services be delegated to Cotswold District Council (including the transfer of staff under TUPE) as set out in this report in accordance with S101 Local Government Act 1972 and s19 and s20 Local Government Act 2000 from 1^st April 2012

(b)            authority be delegated to the Director of Resources (s151 Officer) in consultation with the Chief Executive and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to enter into the agreement under s101 Local Government Act 1972 and s19 and s20 Local Government Act 2000 with Cotswold District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council in respect of Internal Audit services as set out in this report, on terms approved by the Borough Solicitor, subject to all Internal Audit partner councils entering into similar relevant agreements at the same juncture.

(c)             the Audit Committee, through its existing role in terms of monitoring the effectiveness of Internal Audit, will suffice as the elected member input to the partnership governance.

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services introduced the report as circulated with the agenda. The Audit partnership was working well and was also highly regarded by the Council’s external auditors.

He explained that all shared services required member input in their governance but felt that internal audit was quite different. Audit Committee maintained a close relationship with internal audit and any issues they had were addressed in that forum. The Cabinet Member also had the opportunity to raise issues directly with the Audit Partnership Manager. In his view the Cabinet Member did not at this time regard it necessary for member input, although this should of course be kept under review.

The Leader added that the Audit Partnership was an example of a shared service working to best effect.

RESOLVED that:

(a)             Cheltenham Borough Council’s Internal Audit services be delegated to Cotswold District Council (including the transfer of staff under TUPE) as set out in this report in accordance with S101 Local Government Act 1972 and s19 and s20 Local Government Act 2000 from 1^st April 2012

(b)            authority be delegated to the Director of Resources (s151 Officer) in consultation with the Chief Executive and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to enter into the agreement under s101 Local Government Act 1972 and s19 and s20 Local Government Act 2000 with Cotswold District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council in respect of Internal Audit services as set out in this report, on terms approved by the Borough Solicitor, subject to all Internal Audit partner councils entering into similar relevant agreements at the same juncture.

(c)             the Audit Committee, through its existing role in terms of monitoring the effectiveness of Internal Audit, will suffice as the elected member input to the partnership governance.

(d)            member input to the partnership governance.