Decision - Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Quarter 1 Progress Report 2022/23

Brighton and Hove Audit & Standards Committee Decided 29 Nov 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Audit & Standards Committee

Report author

Carolyn Sheehan

Published

2 Dec 2022

Reference

6782

As published

the council's own words, unedited

The purpose of this report is to provide Members with an update on internal audit and counter fraud activity completed during quarter 1 (April 1st to 30th June 2022), including a summary of key audit findings. The report also includes an update on the performance of the Internal Audit service during the period.

1) That the Committee note the report.

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The report summarises internal audit, counter-fraud and action-tracking work completed during quarter 1 of 2022/23. It identifies weaknesses in housing rents, council tax and debt recovery, while reporting generally reasonable or substantial assurance in most other areas.

Recommendation

No explicit recommendation is stated in the supplied document; the report presents progress, audit findings, amendments to the audit plan and performance information for consideration.

Financial impact

The report states an overall Council Tax collection fund deficit of £4.3m and aged debt of £10.2m across 6,560 invoices. It also records an EU project valued at EUR 402,322, including EUR 277,602 EU funding, and a £99,487 Adult Weight Management Grant for 2021-22.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Audit & Standards Committee

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove City CouncilCouncil departments and service areasTenants and leaseholdersCouncil Tax payersSchools and governing bodiesAdult Social Care service usersFinancially vulnerable people required to self-isolate

Next steps

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Follow up agreed management actions arising from the Housing Rents, Council Tax, Accounts Receivable and other audits.
Undertake a follow-up audit of Temporary Accommodation later in the year.
Report any extended high-priority actions that miss revised deadlines to the next meeting of the Audit & Standards Committee.
Complete the added Highways Contract Management and Test and Trace Support Payment Grant audits.
Consider the deferred Early Help Services and Information Governance audits in future audit planning.
Continue counter-fraud work, including review of National Fraud Initiative matches and active investigations.

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